• MetOp-SG (Meteorological Operational Satellite - Second Generation) is a series of six meteorological satellites developed by European Space Agency and...
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    The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), operated by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s...
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    of satellites are geostationary meteorological satellites operated by EUMETSAT under the Meteosat Transition Programme (MTP) and the Meteosat Second Generation...
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    A weather satellite or meteorological satellite is a type of Earth observation satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the...
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    systems of operational meteorological satellites. EUMETSAT is responsible for the launch and operation of the satellites and for delivering satellite data to...
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    The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) monitors meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-terrestrial physics for the United States Department...
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    GOES-16 (category Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites)
    orbit, is the first of the GOES-R series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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    weather satellite type for both purposes. Meteor Prototype launches Meteor-1 was a set of fully operational Russian meteorological satellite launched...
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    bodies of water. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events that are explained by the science of meteorology. Meteorological phenomena are described...
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    MetOp (category European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)
    Metop (Meteorological Operational satellite) is a series of three polar-orbiting meteorological satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA)...
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    Himawari 8 (category Himawari satellite series)
    Meteorological Agency. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022. "Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) | Switchover of the Operational Satellite"...
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  • Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts...
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    satellite with 1.9–1.2m resolution panchromatic was launched on December 5, 2000. EROS B – the second generation of Very High Resolution satellites with...
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    The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites. JPSS will provide...
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  • GRIB (category Meteorological data and networks)
    format commonly used in meteorology to store historical and forecast weather data. It is standardized by the World Meteorological Organization's Commission...
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    was chosen in 1969 for a satellite launching station. It is located 80 km (50 mi) north of Chennai. The centre became operational on 9 October 1971 when...
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    NOAA assumed operational responsibility for Landsat satellite system. Since May 1998, NESDIS has operated the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)...
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  • January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024. "China launches four meteorological satellites". Xinhua. 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 January...
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    Administration). NPOESS manages a number of satellites for various purposes; for example, METSAT for meteorological satellite, EUMETSAT for the European branch...
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  • Starlink Gen2 constellation. Generation 2 Starlink Gen2 satellites will include 71 - 79 GHz and 81 - 86 GHz operational frequencies. This was approved...
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    GOES 13 (category Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites)
    Geostationary) is a weather satellite of the U.S. Space Force, formerly GOES-13 (also known as GOES-N before becoming operational) and part of the National...
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    Cyclone Freddy (category 2023 meteorology)
    Freddy from the Bureau of Meteorology MFR Track Data of Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Freddy (in French) JTWC Operational Track Data of Tropical Cyclone...
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    Suomi NPP (category Weather satellites of the United States)
    National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) and NPP-Bridge, is a weather satellite operated by the United...
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    Operational Meteorology?". 15th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems. Phoenix, AZ: American Meteorological Society...
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    installations include the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
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    leverage the several geostationary Earth observing weather satellites (such as Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) fleet) to detect, characterise, track and predict...
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    influenced by designs of World War II, most notably the Soviet T-34. The second generation was equipped with NBC protection (only sometimes), night-vision devices...
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    List of European Space Agency programmes and missions (category European Space Agency satellites)
    ~2025 onward – Joint EUMETSAT-ESA operational meteorology mission, launching the second generation of MetOp satellites, of which a constellation of six...
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    Space Systems Command (category Satellite operators)
    Test Wing 61st Air Base Wing Satellite Control Network Systems Group Space Logistics Group Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Systems Group Missile...
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    a satellite that is being launched primarily for another purpose. The primary mission of all of the LEOSAR and GEOSAR satellites is meteorological (gathering...
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