[opendtv] Re: The Weather and do these people have NO shame?
- From: "Gary Hughes" <ghughes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:33:10 -0400
NOAA maintains and operates the US civilian metsat fleet.
They do not typically get directly involved in the development
of new satellites. Originally that was a NASA function under programs
such as TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite) and ITOS (Improved TOS). Once
the design was declared operational, the names would be changed to
NOAA-xx.
More recently the NOAA polar satellites have been modified versions of
DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) birds, so the DoD is
funding the basic R&D. Interesting full circle, as TIROS originally=20
started out as an Army project.
gary
> -----Original Message-----
> From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cliff Benham
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 12:20 AM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: The Weather and do these people have NO shame?
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> But you don't say who owns and maintains them now...
> John Willkie wrote:
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> >Uh. Cliff, that ship sailed about a decade ago, when the weather=20
> >satellites in orbit and ground spares were privatized. =20
> Something about=20
> >the government not being able to afford the next generation, so they=20
> >sold off the previous generation to celebrate.
> >
> >John Willkie
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