Image:First image from GOES Spac0041.jpg

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Description

The first image obtained from a GOES satellite. These satellites are put in geostationary orbit over 22, 000 miles from Earth and continuously monitor a significant portion of a hemisphere of the Earth.
Source

Image ID:spac0041, NOAA In Space Collection
Date

1975 October 25 1645 GMT
Author

NOAA Photo Library
Permission
(Reusing this image)
Public domain This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties.


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