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The first weather satellite was developed by a team of NASA scientists rather than a single person. It was launched on April 1, 1960 from Cape Canaveral, now known as Cape Kennedy.

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What are three types of artificial satellites?

One type of artificial satellite is called a navigation satellite. Two other kinds of artificial satellites are called weather satellites and communications satellites.


What does a satellite do in space?

A satellite can do many things. There are weather, communication, navigation, and scientific satellites. Mostly the names will help you. The weather satellites give info about the weather of earth at all times. The communication satellites help get you communicating with other people like over phone or radio and television. Navigation satellites help sailors and other vehicle drivers navigate thoughout where they are going. Scientific satellites basically find out sciency things about the earth like radiation.


How do scientists gather weather data from high in the atmosphere?

scientists gather weather data from high in the sky using weather satellites


What are dmsp satellites used for?

DMSP, or Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, satellites were initiated by the Department of Defense. These satellites are used to provide important information to the military concerning weather conditions. Most commonly this information is used by the Air Force.Strategic and tactical weather prediction.


Give some reasons why artificial satellites are launched?

Satellites are used for a great many things. Communications satellites beam TV, radio, and telephone signals all around the world. Navigational satellites help people know where they are and get where they are going. Weather satellites take pictures of clouds and storms from above to help make weather forecasts. Spy satellites look down and snoop on other countries. Other satellites help scientists to study Earth and other planets

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Are communication and weather satellites geostationary satellites?

Yes, generally they are.


Why do you need weather satellites?

Weather monitoring is the primary function/purpose of weather satellites. They are also used to track different geological, atmospheric and environmental changes that has an impact on the Earth.


How do satellites get the weather?

Satellites take pictures and accumulate other information into the computer. They analyze the data and send it back to weather stations on earth.


The pictures obtained from weather satellites show cover and areas of?

The pictures obtained from weather satellites show cloud cover and areas of precipitation


Why do weather satellites orbit closer to the earth than other types?

Those satellites be closer to earth than other satellites because then it can find out about earth's weather because if it's close to earth then it get in the way of weather so it can send message about the weather faster than others


What do clouds provide the earth with?

weather satellites


What scientists use weather satellites?

Meteorologists


Where do meteorologists collect weather data?

From balloons, satellites, ships, and weather stations.


What does NOT collect weather-related data from the upper atmosphere?

Weather balloons and satellites


What are the benefits of using gps vs regular weather satellites?

GPS satellites are used to help us accurately determine the current time and our location. GPS satellites are not directly used to help us predict the weather. Weather satellites use many imaging and sensing technologies to help us predict the weather, but they are not useful in helping us determine our location. They are two different types of satellites with two different purposes. There are many other types of satellites too, such as communication satellites (such as used with Direct TV), space telescopes (such as Hubble) etc.


How has creative thinking been used to develop more weather satellites?

satellites have been developed by letting people connect to their phones in order to tell the weather.


What advantage do weather satellites have over ground based weather stations?

They are not affected by conditions on the ground. Ground-based stations could be destroyed by severe weather (such as tornadoes or hurricanes). Satellites don't get affected by Earth's weather. Of course - satellites are at risk of meteor strike and solar radiation - but there's less chance of them being damaged.