SMS-1 > Synchronous Meteorological Satellite 1 |
(MI_Platform) platform_848 uuid: 8293A06964A3322CE040AC8C5AB453FE identifier: (MD_Identifier) code: SMS-1 > Synchronous Meteorological Satellite 1 description: SMS-1 Launched: May 1974, Instruments: SEM & VISSR, Dates of operation: 1974 to 1979, Operational status: Decommissioned. This spin-stabilized spacecraft carried a visible infrared spin-scan radiometer, meteorological data collection and relay system, space environment monitor, and a biaxial fluxgate magnetometer. Throughout its 7 year history, it operated at 45, 75 and 92 degrees West. sponsor: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/86832756-32D8-46E2-E040-0AC8C5AB43743 title: NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA instrument: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B8CD75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F title: VISSR > Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer |