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Satellite Programme:
Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
Programme details
Programme description
Series of two satellites preparing the follow-on operational GOES series.
Operational follow-on of the ATS technology demonstration series. Major improvements: improved VIS/IR imagery, data collection, space weather instrumentation.
USA programme: NASA responsible of development of the space segment, NOAA of operations.
The satellites are spinning-stabilised.
The design lifetime is 3 years.
Two GEO positions, West and East of the USA region.
See detaled description at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/SpacecraftQuery.jsp .
Data circulation
Real-time acquisition and near-real-time dissemination by NOAA.
Agencies
NASA
, NOAA
Programme lifetime
1974 - 1982
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .