DMSP satellites

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Titan_IVB/_Centaur
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:software
climate change studies
meteorological models
gptkbp:archives gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:NOAA
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:collection remote sensing
gptkbp:communication real-time
downlink
gptkbp:controls polar orbiting
gptkbp:data_type satellite imagery
digital
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:railway_line
daily
climate research
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:DMSP-1
gptkb:DMSP-19
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2019
gptkbp:distribution satellite data services
gptkbp:elevation 830 km
gptkbp:format cloud cover images
gptkbp:future_plans next generation satellites
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:Air_Force_Weather_Agency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DMSP satellites
gptkbp:image automated systems
gptkbp:impact weather prediction accuracy
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Titan_II
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1976
gptkbp:legacy weather satellite technology
gptkbp:mission over 30
environmental monitoring
third generation
multi-sensor platform
Block 5 D
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:operational_area 1976 to 2019
gptkbp:products high
weather forecasts
gptkbp:provides_information_on meteorological data
international agencies
public and private sectors
military and civilian agencies
satellite meteorology
new sensor technologies
data continuity
with ground-based observations
gptkbp:purpose weather monitoring
gptkbp:resolution 1 km
250 m
spatial resolution
gptkbp:sensor radiometric measurements
visible and infrared radiometers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:JPSS