Anniversary of the GOES program
#HappyBirthday to GOES! The @NOAASatellites geostationary satellite network was born #OTD in 1975 with the launch of GOES 1. #GoingGoingGone pic.twitter.com/09sSASjBOJ
— NASA History Office (@NASAhistory) October 16, 2017
The first GOES-1 Visible (0.65 µm) image was transmitted at 1645 UTC on 25 October 1975 (below).
![GOES-1 Visible image at 1645 UTC on 25 October 1975 [click to enlarge]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/19751025_1645utc_goes1_visible.jpg)
GOES-1 Visible (0.65 µm) image at 1645 UTC on 25 October 1975 [click to enlarge]
![GOES-1 Visible image, 0700 UTC on 10 April 1979 [click to enlarge]](http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/fd/1970s/FD_GOES-1_VIS_MED_BIG_NOMAP_10-Apr-1979_0700_UTC_4by4.JPG)
GOES-1 Visible (0.65 µm) image, 0700 UTC on 10 April 1979 [click to enlarge]
![GOES-1 Visible (0.65 µm) image, 0930 UTC on 01 January 1979 [click to enlarge]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/10/FD_GOES-1_VIS_MED_NOMAP_01-Jan-1979_0930_UTC.JPG)
GOES-1 Visible (0.65 µm) image, 0930 UTC on 01 January 1979 [click to enlarge]