October 16, 2022
On this date in 1975, The GOES-1 Satellite was launched aboard a Delta Rocket. This was the first geosynchronous weather satellite to take pictures of Earth at night. The most recent GOES satellite to launch was GOES-18 on March 1, 2022.
Above is the first image transmitted by the GOES-1 satellite. It was taken on October 25, 1975. Image credit: NOAA