NOAA satellites
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NOAA satellites are U.S. government-operated Earth- and space-observing spacecraft that provide critical environmental, meteorological, and space weather data for forecasting, research, and public safety.
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite constellation
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meteorological satellite system ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
National Weather Service
NERFINISHED
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U.S. government agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ general public ⓘ international meteorological services ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
ESA
NERFINISHED
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EUMETSAT NERFINISHED ⓘ JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataPolicy | primarily open data ⓘ |
| dataType |
cloud properties
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humidity profiles ⓘ imagery ⓘ ocean color ⓘ radiance measurements ⓘ sea surface height ⓘ sea surface winds ⓘ space environment measurements ⓘ temperature profiles ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ARGOS instruments
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COSMIC-2 (as partner mission) NERFINISHED ⓘ DSCOVR NERFINISHED ⓘ GOES-R series NERFINISHED ⓘ JPSS NERFINISHED ⓘ NOAA GOES NERFINISHED ⓘ NOAA POES NERFINISHED ⓘ NOAA-20 NERFINISHED ⓘ Suomi NPP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitorsRegion |
United States and surrounding areas
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global Earth system ⓘ oceans worldwide ⓘ space environment near Earth ⓘ |
| notableSatellite |
GOES-16
NERFINISHED
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GOES-17 NERFINISHED ⓘ GOES-18 NERFINISHED ⓘ NOAA-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ NOAA-18 NERFINISHED ⓘ NOAA-19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Department of Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
NERFINISHED
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType |
geostationary orbit
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low Earth orbit ⓘ polar orbit ⓘ |
| program |
GOES program
NERFINISHED
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program NERFINISHED ⓘ JPSS program NERFINISHED ⓘ Joint Polar Satellite System NERFINISHED ⓘ POES program NERFINISHED ⓘ Polar Operational Environmental Satellites program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
atmospheric observation
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climate monitoring ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ numerical weather prediction data provision ⓘ ocean observation ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ space weather monitoring ⓘ weather monitoring ⓘ |
| startDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aviation weather services
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climate research ⓘ disaster monitoring ⓘ environmental research ⓘ geomagnetic storm monitoring ⓘ hurricane tracking ⓘ hydrological forecasting ⓘ marine weather services ⓘ public safety applications ⓘ sea ice monitoring ⓘ sea surface temperature measurement ⓘ severe storm monitoring ⓘ solar activity monitoring ⓘ volcanic ash monitoring ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ wildfire detection ⓘ |
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