meteorological satellite

American  

noun

1. an artificial satellite that gathers data concerning the earth's atmosphere and surface in order to aid meteorologists in understanding weather patterns and producing weather forecasts.

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Example Sentences

Accurate weather predictions rely on meteorological satellites equipped with sophisticated cameras.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their results, published in Nature Astronomy, support the twofold hypothesis while also raising the exciting possibility that data from other meteorological satellites may be repurposed for a broad range of astronomical observations.

From Scientific American

The WMO currently uses 30 meteorological satellites and 200 research satellites, which provide continuous, highly-automated observations.

From Fox News

The weather forecasts we rely on are themselves dependent on meteorological satellites, of which the first successful launch was 56 years ago today in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

From New York Times

Just last February, a U.S. military meteorological satellite blew up, presumably because of a failed battery, scattering dozens of pieces of debris.

From The Guardian