SMS 1

USA

Launch data:

Designation	07298 / 74033A
Launch date	17 May 1974
Launch site	CC, LC-17B
Launch vehicle	Delta-2914 (#102)
Mission	Meteorology
Geostationary orbit:
Mass at launch	627 kg

First meteorological geostationary satellite. Used for the Gate experiment: covered the Atlantic and Eastern United States

Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 17 May 1974		45°W
		75°W
1980		132°W

End of life

Out of service

21 Jan 1981

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