Also called:
Synchronous Meteorological
Satellite
Date of launch (location):
Feb. 6, 1975 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta 2914
Weight (kg):
628
Shape:
cylindrical with magnetometer mounted
on one end
Dimensions (m):
1.91 diameter
2.30 height
Power source:
Solar cells plus NiCd
batteries
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Prime contractor:
Philco-Ford Corp.
Project manager:
Don V. Fordyce
Objectives:
Same as SMS 1.
Equipment:
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan
Radiometer (VISSR)
Data Collection System (DCS)
Results:
Successful; moved to alternate
location in Dec. 1975.
Reference: NASA, "SMS 1 Mission Operations Report," E-608-75-02, Jan. 9, 1975.