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AsiaSat, GeoMetWatch Parner to Launch Advanced Severe Weather Payload
[Satellite TODAY 04-03-13] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) and GeoMetWatch have announced a strategic partnership to host the first of six Sounding & Tracking Observatory for Regional Meteorology (STORMTM) instruments on board a new satellite planned for launch in 2016 and to be positioned at 122 degrees east.
The STORMTM sensor is currently being manufactured by Utah State University’s Advanced Weather Systems. It will collect and return to Earth sophisticated and critical weather data from the Asia Pacific region not currently available.
This hyperspectral data will enable meteorologists to provide better daily forecasts, predict severe weather and atmospheric instability more accurately, and improve location and storm tracking and analysis of the intensity of hurricanes and typhoons, resulting in earlier evacuations that can improve the preservation of lives and property.
Partnering with the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) of the University of Wisconsin, the GeoMetWatch system will provide high-resolution, visible and infrared images of atmospheric conditions as well as a complete set of quasi-continuous measurements that are high resolution in vertical, spatial and temporal dimensions.
“This new partnership with GeoMetWatch will open up new opportunities to expand our satellite services into new areas, and allow us to explore a new source of revenue for the company,” William Wade, president and CEO of AsiaSat, said on a statement.
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