CubeSat to Test Miniaturized Weather Satellite

Behind every weather forecast—from your local, five-day prediction to a late-breaking hurricane track update—are the satellites that make them possible. Government agencies depend on observations from weather satellites to inform forecast models that help us prepare for approaching storms and identify areas that need evacuating or emergency first responders.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Elizabeth Willaman (Willaman Creative): Lead Producer
Andrea S. Martin (SGT): Producer
Kerri Cahoy (MIT): Scientist

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They should rename those little buggers to Cutesat.