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Weather
Satellite
|
DATE LAUNCHED |
NATION |
NAME |
ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
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Feb. 17, 1959 |
US |
Vanguard 2 |
First satellite to send weather information back to
Earth. |
|
Apr. 1, 1960 |
US |
Tiros 1 |
First weather satellite photographic system.
|
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Aug. 28, 1964 |
US |
Nimbus 1 |
Start of Nimbus system of weather and observation
satellites. |
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Mar. 26, 1969 |
USSR |
Meteor 1 |
Introduction of operational Soviet weather satellite
system. |
|
Jul. 23, 1972 |
US |
Landsat 1 |
First dedicated Earth
resources satellite. |
|
May 17, 1974 |
US |
SMS-1 |
First weather satellite stationed in synchronous orbit,
followed by operational system (GOES). |
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Jun. 27, 1978 |
US |
Seasat |
Sea observation satellite. |
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Jul. 5, 1988 |
USSR |
Okean |
Introduction of sea observation system.
|
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Mar. 31, 1991 |
USSR |
Almaz 1 |
Large space platform
with radar to map the ocean floor. |
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