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|Meaning=(Acronym WEFAX.) A communications service provided by the [[GOES]], [[GMS]],  and [[Meteosat]] environmental satellites.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Acronym WEFAX.) A communications service provided by the [[GOES]], [[GMS]],  and [[Meteosat]] environmental satellites.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">WEFAX involves acquisition and processing of environmental satellite data on the ground and  retransmission of these data at [[VHF]] frequencies back through the geostationary spacecraft to low-  cost ground readout sites.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 29 March 2024

(Acronym WEFAX.) A communications service provided by the GOES, GMS, and Meteosat environmental satellites.

WEFAX involves acquisition and processing of environmental satellite data on the ground and retransmission of these data at VHF frequencies back through the geostationary spacecraft to low- cost ground readout sites.

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