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What Satellites Do
REMOTE SENSING
Mapmaking: Up-to-date images of terrain, buildings, roads.
Environmental monitoring: Soil conditions, forests, rivers.
Weather observation: Daily forecasts, hurricane tracking, climate studies.
Nuclear arms control: Detect secret, illegal test explosions.
Source: Knight-FESS
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