Weather satellite
A weather satellite was a specialized artificial satellite dedicated to weather monitoring and meteorology.

Nimbus 1 was a weather satellite launched by NASA in the mid-20th century. ()

An "old-style" weather satellite was in orbit below the  when the ship orbited Earth in 1968. Montgomery Scott was able to "bounce off it"" to "get some good views" of McKinley Rocket Base. ()

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Sensor technology
Meteorology
Spacecraft classifications