Concept information
Preferred term
GMS
Definition
- The Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS) Program consists of a series of satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The first satellite in the series was launched in 1977 and the last in 1994. The satellites have been used for the World Weather Watch Program. The satellites consist of a despun section which houses the earth-oriented antennas and the 100 revolution per minute (rpm) rotating spin section which houses the Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR). Summary provided by http://ghrc.msfc.nasa.gov:5721/source_documents/gms_source.html (en)
Broader concept
- G - I (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/fcce904f-2989-49bb-801f-8829c5f85644
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