Himawari meteorological satellites
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The Himawari meteorological satellites are a series of Japanese geostationary weather satellites that provide continuous, high-resolution monitoring of weather and environmental conditions over the Asia-Pacific region.
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Target entity: Himawari meteorological satellites Context triple: [Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, operatorOf, Himawari meteorological satellites]
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program is a series of U.S. weather satellites in geostationary orbit that provide continuous monitoring of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental conditions for forecasting and research.
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Joint Polar Satellite System
The Joint Polar Satellite System is a series of next-generation U.S. polar-orbiting weather satellites that provide critical data for global weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and environmental observation.
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Suomi NPP satellite
The Suomi NPP satellite is a joint NASA–NOAA Earth-observing mission that provides critical weather, climate, and environmental data as a bridge between earlier Earth observation satellites and the next-generation JPSS series.
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Deep Space Climate Observatory
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.
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RADARSAT-2
RADARSAT-2 is a Canadian Earth observation satellite equipped with advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology used for environmental monitoring, resource management, and surveillance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Himawari meteorological satellites Target entity description: The Himawari meteorological satellites are a series of Japanese geostationary weather satellites that provide continuous, high-resolution monitoring of weather and environmental conditions over the Asia-Pacific region.
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program is a series of U.S. weather satellites in geostationary orbit that provide continuous monitoring of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental conditions for forecasting and research.
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B.
Joint Polar Satellite System
The Joint Polar Satellite System is a series of next-generation U.S. polar-orbiting weather satellites that provide critical data for global weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and environmental observation.
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C.
Suomi NPP satellite
The Suomi NPP satellite is a joint NASA–NOAA Earth-observing mission that provides critical weather, climate, and environmental data as a bridge between earlier Earth observation satellites and the next-generation JPSS series.
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Deep Space Climate Observatory
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.
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RADARSAT-2
RADARSAT-2 is a Canadian Earth observation satellite equipped with advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology used for environmental monitoring, resource management, and surveillance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geostationary weather satellite series
ⓘ
meteorological satellite series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GTS
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surface form:
GMS series
Himawari meteorological satellites ⓘ
surface form:
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite series
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| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
Asia-Pacific region
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Australia region ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific Ocean
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| dataDisseminationSystem | HimawariCast ⓘ |
| dataFormat | Himawari Standard Data ⓘ |
| dataUsers |
Japan Meteorological Agency
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World Meteorological Organization members ⓘ national meteorological services in Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| launchSiteUsed |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed |
Ariane 5
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H-IIA launch vehicle ⓘ
surface form:
H-IIA
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| managedBy | Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Himawari meteorological satellites
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Himawari-1
Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Himawari-2
Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Himawari-3
Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Himawari-4
Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Himawari-5
Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Himawari-6
Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Himawari-7
Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Himawari-8
Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Himawari-9
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| operator |
Japan Meteorological Agency
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surface form:
JMA
Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
environmental monitoring
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meteorology ⓘ weather observation ⓘ |
| providesDataFor |
cloud observation
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forest fire detection ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ sea surface temperature monitoring ⓘ severe storm tracking ⓘ typhoon monitoring ⓘ volcanic ash monitoring ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Regional Association II (Asia)
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surface form:
RA II (WMO Regional Association II – Asia)
Regional Association V (South-West Pacific) ⓘ
surface form:
RA V (WMO Regional Association V – South-West Pacific)
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| relatedProgram |
Global Observing System
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WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) ⓘ
surface form:
World Meteorological Organization space-based observing system
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| spectralImaging | multispectral imaging ⓘ |
| successorOf |
Himawari meteorological satellites
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GMS (early designation for Himawari-1 to Himawari-4)
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| temporalResolution |
high-frequency full-disk imagery
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rapid scan observation of target areas ⓘ |
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