The U.S. govt. signed a long-term agreement with the Japan Meteor...
The U.S. govt. signed a long-term agreement with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to guarantee continuous geostationary satellite coverage of the continental U.S. and the Western Pacific, in case either agency experiences a spacecraft failure. Under the agreement, the…
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National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and JMA will provide short-term emergency geostationary back-up and monitor typhoons and other severe weather that threaten both regions, officials said. If either agency’s spacecraft stops operating and has no back-up available, the partner agency would temporarily move one of its satellites toward the appropriate region and provide coverage for up to a year at no cost. Under an existing partnership, enacted in 2003, NOAA’s GOES 9 satellite has been providing coverage of the Western Pacific since JMA’s Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS 5) experienced imaging problems and fuel shortages.