{"ob_id":2629,"uuid":"9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de","title":"Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites","abstract":"DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers.","keywords":"","identifier_set":["https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/identifiers/1831/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/identifiers/1832/?format=json"],"platformType":"satellite","parentPlatform":[],"childPlatform":[],"responsiblepartyinfo_set":["https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/12186/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/12185/?format=json"]}