Weather Satellites
Orbital platforms for observing clouds, storms, sea surface temperature, atmospheric water vapor, and climate variables.
Core metadata
- ID: weather_satellites
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1960 (exact)
- Region: United States / low Earth orbit
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Advanced Meteorology (meteorology_advanced)
- Satellite Remote Sensing (satellite_remote_sensing)
- Space Flight (space_flight)
Dependents
- Planetary Sensor Meshes (planetary_sensor_meshes)
- Satellite Weather Forecasting (satellite_weather_forecasting)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Celebrating 65 Years of the World's First Weather Satellite (NOAA NESDIS, 2025, official_agency) • Supports: node
Locator: NOAA states that NASA launched TIROS-1, the world's first successful weather satellite, on April 1, 1960. - TIROS Meteorological Satellite (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, 2026, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: The Smithsonian identifies TIROS I as the world's first weather satellite and dates its launch to April 1960.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Remote Sensing (satellite_remote_sensing) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Satellite Remote Sensing provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Advanced Meteorology (meteorology_advanced) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Advanced Meteorology provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Space Flight (space_flight) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Space Flight provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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