Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (SMS 1)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
February, 1987 to January, 1995

GOES is a joint NOAA/NASA weather satellite series. NOAA is responsible for providing funding, requirements, and operation of the system in orbit. NASA, under contract from NOAA, is responsible for spacecraft procurement, design, and development of the spacecraft and its instruments, and the launch of each satellite. NOAA owns and operates the satellites and provides the services to the user community.

directory.eoportal.org

http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/CEOS agency updates Jan 02\Missions\Missions_NOAA.xls'1. Mission information'!N122
Also known as :

• missionID 515 (ceos lexicon)
• Mission GOES (SMS 1) (ceos lexicon)