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Weather Satellites: SMS I

SMS I - Synchronous Meteorological Satellite I

Launch date: May 17, 1974

Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida

Launch vehicle: Delta

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:

The first operational satellite designed to sense meteorological conditions from a fixed location above the Earth, and to provide this data to operational forecasters and private interests on the ground.
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