Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory

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Earth observation satellite research satellite weather satellite

The Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory is a joint NASA–JAXA satellite designed to provide highly accurate, global measurements of rain and snow to improve weather forecasting and climate research.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar 1
GPM Core Observatory 1
GPM satellite constellation 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite ⓘ
research satellite ⓘ
weather satellite ⓘ
abbreviation Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GPM Core Observatory
constellation Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GPM satellite constellation
countryOfOperator Japan ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverage from the tropics to the poles ⓘ
global ⓘ
dataAccessibility open access ⓘ
dataProduct global precipitation maps ⓘ
rainfall rate estimates ⓘ
snowfall rate estimates ⓘ
dataUser climate researchers ⓘ
hydrologists ⓘ
weather forecasting centers ⓘ
improves numerical weather prediction models ⓘ
improvesUpon Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission ⓘ
inclination 65 degrees ⓘ
instrument Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar

GPM Microwave Imager ⓘ
launchContractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
launchDate 2014-02-27 ⓘ
launchSite Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle H-IIA launch vehicle ⓘ
surface form: H-IIA 202
measurementType frozen precipitation ⓘ
rain ⓘ
snow ⓘ
missionType climate research ⓘ
precipitation measurement ⓘ
weather monitoring ⓘ
operator Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
surface form: JAXA

NASA ⓘ
orbitalPeriod about 93 minutes ⓘ
orbitRegime Low Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitType non-sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
partOf Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Global Precipitation Measurement mission
purpose to improve weather forecasting ⓘ
to measure global rain and snow ⓘ
to support climate research ⓘ
roleInConstellation core satellite ⓘ
scientificDiscipline climatology ⓘ
hydrology ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
spaceAgencyPartner Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
sponsor Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
status operational ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory → abbreviation → Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: GPM Core Observatory
Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory → constellation → Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: GPM satellite constellation
Goddard Space Flight Center → developed → Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory ⓘ
Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory → instrument → Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar
Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory → partOf → Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global Precipitation Measurement mission