U.S. Department of Defense Weather Satellites

Country of Origin: USA

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The U.S. operates polar-orbiting meteorological satellites to deliver actionable weather and environmental intelligence to the Department of Defense. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), which produced and launched 43 satellites over its history, is being phased out and replaced by next-generation constellations, primarily the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) series. DMSP satellites provide continuous meteorological, terrestrial, oceanographic, and...

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