Multifunctional Transport Satellites were a series of weather and aviation control satellites.
MTSAT-1 Himawari 6
GOES 9
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GOES-9, known as GOES-J before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Enviro
Multi-Functional Transport Satellite
…leaving Japan without weather satellite imagery. To fill in the void, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) loaned the GOES-9 satellite to the JMA and repositioned it over 155.0° East on 22 May 2003. MTSAT-1R (also known as Himawari 6) was successfully launched on a H-IIA on…
Artist's impression of a GOES-I series satellite in orbit
GOES-J atop an Atlas I before launch
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