Statements (61)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:collaborated_with |
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Commerce
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gptkbp:communication |
telemetry
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gptkbp:contributed_to |
improved weather forecasting
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gptkbp:developer |
gptkb:1958
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gptkbp:elevation |
approximately 500 km
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
TIROS series
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gptkbp:instrument |
infrared sensors
radiometers visible light sensors photographic cameras |
gptkbp:is_designed_for |
weather observation
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gptkbp:launch_date |
April 1, 1960
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gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:TIROS-1
over 20 collect meteorological data TIROS-N |
gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:operational_area |
1960s to 1980s
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gptkbp:orbital_period |
polar orbit
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gptkbp:provides_information_on |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:public_safety gptkb:metropolitan_area gptkb:railway_line gptkb:Research_Institute gptkb:satellite oceanography wildlife management environmental protection air quality monitoring infrastructure development land use planning policy making risk management climate change studies environmental monitoring resource allocation sustainability initiatives aviation safety energy management fisheries management climate research international cooperation natural resource management transportation planning marine navigation tourism management emergency management research and education community planning agricultural monitoring insurance risk assessment safety planning public health monitoring hurricane tracking storm prediction |
gptkbp:resolution |
up to 1 km
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gptkbp:significance |
first successful weather satellite series
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gptkbp:successor |
NOAA series
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:TIROS-1
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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