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| has gloss | eng: NOAA-18 is a weather forecasting satellite run by NOAA. It was launched on 20 May 2005, and is currently operational, in a sun-synchronous orbit, 854km above the Earth, orbiting every 102 minutes. It hosts the AMSU-A, MHS, AVHRR and High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) instruments. It is the first NOAA POES satellite to use MHS in place of AMSU-B. |
| lexicalization | eng: NOAA-18 |
| instance of | (noun) a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below weather satellite, meteorological satellite |
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