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    term: COSMIC-5/FORMOSAT-3 FM5
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description: 'The ROCSat-3/COSMIC (Republic of China Satellite-3 / Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate) is an international collaborative project between NSPO (National Space Program Office) of Taiwan and UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) of the United States of America. Initiated in December 1997, the project will launch a LEO constellation of six microsatellites to collect atmospheric remote sensing data for operational weather prediction, climate, ionospheric (space weather monitoring), and geodesy research. NSPO is the prime sponsor and owner of the satellites. UCAR, located at NCAR in Boulder, CO, is primarily sponsored by NSF (National Science Foundation). Other partners in the project include JPL, NRL, USAF, NOAA, CWB (Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan), industry from both countries, universities, and other research organizations from the US, Taiwan, and other countries.'
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identifier: constellation-observing-system-for-meteorology-ionosphere-and-climate-5
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    name: Global Positioning Satellite Occultation Experiment (GOX)
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name: 'Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate-5'
parents: []
platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
references: []
start_date: 2006-04-14T00:00:00
type: platform
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url: http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/