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Weather satellite N/A 12 September 2002, PSLV: Originally MetSat-1. Renamed in 2003 in memory of Kalpana Chawla, an astronaut killed in the Columbia accident: 2007-10-27 EDUSAT: India ISRO: Educational communication satellite 6 K a band and 6 C-band transmitters, covering India: 20 September 2004, GSLV: Also known as GSAT-3 2007-10-27 INSAT-4CR ...
The weather satellite lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:26 p.m. ET. ... Central and South America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
GOES-8, known as GOES-I before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 1994, and operated until 2004 when it was retired and boosted to a graveyard orbit.
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 Earth. Satellites are mainly of two types: polar orbiting (covering the entire Earth asynchronously) or geostationary (hovering over the same spot on the equator ).
This wide image of the Caribbean Sea was captured on Monday morning, Oct. 21, 2024. It shows Oscar, center, over southeastern Cuba. (AccuWeather Enhanced RealVue™ Satellite)
Earth observation satellite missions developed by the ESA as of 2019. Earth observation satellites are Earth-orbiting spacecraft with sensors used to collect imagery and measurements of the surface of the earth. These satellites are used to monitor short-term weather, long-term climate change, natural disasters.
The Central American gyre (CAG) is a broad and seasonal area of low pressure that occurs over the eastern Pacific Ocean and western Caribbean Sea. It primarily develops annually during the region's rainy season between May and November, and most commonly occurs during late spring (May–June) and early fall (October–November).
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is far from over, as AccuWeather hurricane experts are keeping an eye on the tropical basin for additional tropical storm formation over the next week, including ...