Synchronous meteorological satellite

... Geostationary meteorological satellites were experimented with ATS (application technology system) 1 (1966) and 3 (1967), which developed into the operational geostationary meteorological satellite SMS/GOES program. The first SMS (synchronous meteorological satellite) was launched in 1974, and the first two were called SMS/GOES (geostationary operational environmental satellite, abbreviated as GOES). The third satellite (1975) was named GOES 1, and since then they have been numbered consecutively. (2) Former Soviet Union and Russia The first meteorological observation experiment was conducted with the scientific satellite COSMOS 122 (1966), and after experiments with several satellites, the operational meteorological satellite METEOR 1 was launched on March 26, 1969, and has been launched three to four times a year since then. ...

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…　静止気象衛星は，ATS(application technology systemの略)1号(1966)と3号(1967)で実験が行われ，実用静止気象衛星計画SMS/GOES（ゴーズ）計画に発展した。SMS(synchronous meteorological satelliteの略)は1974年に1号が打ち上げられ，2号まではSMS/GOES(geostationary operational environmental satellite，略してGOES)と呼ばれていたが，3番目の衛星(1975)をGOES1号とし，以後連続番号をつけている。(2)旧ソ連･ロシア　最初の気象観測実験は科学衛星COSMOS（コスモス）122号(1966)で行われ，数個の衛星で実験した後に実用気象衛星METEOR（メテオール）1号が1969年3月26日に打ち上げられ，年に3～4個の打上げが続いている。…

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