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Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian Meteorological Satellites

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Apart from meteorological satellites operated by the United States and Europe, satellites have also been launched and operated by Russia, China, Japan, and India, contributing to global environmental and atmospheric observations. These weather satellites operate in low-Earth orbits, polar orbits, and geostationary orbits. On a collective basis, they provide invaluable information to meteorologists and climatologists for a range of applications, such as weather forecasts and natural disaster monitoring.

An increasing number of nations operate meteorological satellites to meet the unprecedented demands of society for weather, water, and climate-related information.

—Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the WMO

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Tan, SY. (2014). Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian Meteorological Satellites. In: Meteorological Satellite Systems. SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9420-1_6

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