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[–] derram ago 

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NASA – get this – just launched 8 satellites from a rocket dropped from a plane at 40,000ft • The Register

'Go CYGNSS!"Traditional wind-monitoring satellites fire signals down to Earth and then measure the strength of the echo back. '

'The birds will provide daily updates on surface wind speeds and can peer into the heart of hurricanes to measure their strength. '

'The satellites were carried by a Pegasus XL rocket that was dropped from the Stargazer – a modified Lockheed L-1011 TriStar – at around 40,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. '

'I am excited (and a little exhausted) and really looking forward to diving into the engineering data in the coming days, and then into the science data in the weeks to follow. '

'Once fully operational, the satellites will be able to map global wind speeds in the tropics every few hours, as opposed to every few days. '

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