The geostationary operational environmental satellite /GOES/ imaging communication systemThe SMS/GOES Satellite obtains day and night weather information from synchronous geostationary orbit by means of (1) earth imaging, (2) collection of environmental data from ground based sensors, platforms, and (3) monitoring of the space environment. SMS-1 and SMS-2 have been in orbit for 17 months and 8 months, respectively, and are presently taking full earth disk images in the visible and infrared every 30 minutes. SMS-1 is positioned to cover the eastern portion of the U.S. while SMS-2 is positioned to cover the western portion. This paper provides a general overview of the imaging communication portions of the SMS/GOES, related to the image data encoding and transmission as well as the method of the data time multiplexing and the manner in which the scan line to line synchronization is achieved.
Document ID
19760059867
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Baker, W. L. (Aeronutronic Ford Corp. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Savides, J. (Aeronutronic Ford Corp. Palo Alto, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking