Date of launch (location):
Nov. 23, 1977 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta 2910
Weight (kg):
697
Shape:
cylindrical
Dimensions (m):
2.1 diameter
4.3 height
Power source:
Solar cells and NiCd batteries
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Prime contractor:
Cannes Establishment of Aerospatiale,
for the European Space Agency
Project manager:
Robert Goss
Objectives:
For three years, conduct
meteorological experiments to investigate thermal
characteristics and cloud imagery from geostationary orbit;
participate in GARP.
Equipment:
Telescope Radiometer
Results:
Successful.
Reference: NASA, "Meteosat I Mission Operations Report," M-492-102-77-01, Nov. 16, 1977.