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Polar and geostationary spacecraft that transformed weather observation and forecasting.

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Mesoscale Lightning Experiment technical reference plate summarizing reviewed specifications and program integration.

Mesoscale Lightning ExperimentAtmospheric imaging experimentMission concludedThe Mesoscale Lightning Experiment repurposed standard Shuttle imaging hardware into a wide-area storm observatory.

No imageATS-2 spacecraftUncrewed communications and technology satelliteATS-2 spacecraft was built for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and launched on April 6, 1967.

No imageATS-4 spacecraftUncrewed communications and technology satelliteLost during launchATS-4 spacecraft was built for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and launched on August 10, 1968.

No imageNimbus 6 spacecraftUncrewed Earth-observation satelliteMission concludedNimbus 6 spacecraft was a about 1,630 pounds (739 kilograms) Earth-observation platform operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with U.

No imageTIROS-1 spacecraftUncrewed meteorological satelliteMission concludedTIROS-1 spacecraft was the spacecraft assigned to TIROS-1 in the TIROS program.

No imageTIROS-10 spacecraftUncrewed meteorological satelliteMission concludedTIROS-10 spacecraft was the spacecraft assigned to TIROS-10 in the TIROS program.

No imageTIROS-2 spacecraftUncrewed meteorological satelliteMission concludedTIROS-2 spacecraft was the spacecraft assigned to TIROS-2 in the TIROS program.

No imageTIROS-3 spacecraftUncrewed meteorological satelliteMission concludedTIROS-3 spacecraft was the spacecraft assigned to TIROS-3 in the TIROS program.

No imageTIROS-4 spacecraftUncrewed meteorological satelliteMission concludedTIROS-4 spacecraft was the spacecraft assigned to TIROS-4 in the TIROS program.

No imageTIROS-5 spacecraftUncrewed meteorological satelliteMission concludedTIROS-5 spacecraft was the spacecraft assigned to TIROS-5 in the TIROS program.

No imageTIROS-6 spacecraftUncrewed meteorological satelliteMission concludedTIROS-6 spacecraft was the spacecraft assigned to TIROS-6 in the TIROS program.

No imageTIROS-7 spacecraftUncrewed meteorological satelliteMission concludedTIROS-7 spacecraft was the spacecraft assigned to TIROS-7 in the TIROS program.

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