page_title: October 1975
hierarchical_section_title: October 1975
caption_attribution_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.
context_page_description: The following events occurred in October 1975:
context_section_description: The following events occurred in October 1975:
caption: October 16, 1975: American GOES satellite launched, takes first weather photos October 25
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