POES

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POES (Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites) is a series of U.S. meteorological satellites that provide global weather, climate, and environmental data from polar orbits.

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POES canonical 2
POES program 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf meteorological satellite series
satellite program
abbreviation Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
application climate research
disaster monitoring
environmental monitoring services
numerical weather prediction
operational forecasting
search and rescue support
country United States
dataType atmospheric humidity profiles
atmospheric temperature profiles
climate data
cloud imagery
environmental data
global weather data
ozone measurements
sea surface temperature data
space weather data
hasComponent NOAA-10
NOAA-11
NOAA-12
NOAA-14
NOAA-15
NOAA-16
NOAA-17
NOAA-18
NOAA-19
NOAA-6
NOAA-7
NOAA-8
NOAA-9
TIROS-N series
linked to: TIROS program
launchVehicle Atlas rocket
Delta rocket
managingOrganization NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
operator NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
orbitType polar orbit
sun-synchronous orbit
purpose climate monitoring
environmental monitoring
meteorology
operational weather monitoring
spaceAgencyPartner NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
linked to: NASA
successor JPSS
Joint Polar Satellite System
usedFor global coverage of Earth’s atmosphere
land surface monitoring
long-term climate data records
monitoring polar regions
ocean monitoring

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JPSS predecessor POES
JPSS constellation predecessor POES program
linked to: POES