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How do JPSS weather satellites achieve global coverage?

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  1. They use polar orbits
  2. They hover over one city
  3. They circle the Moon

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  1. NOAA Low Earth Orbit Observations www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/our-offices/office-of-low-earth-orbit-observations?page=1 Checked 2026-10-10.

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