Japan launches satellite tracking global rainfall

Japan on February 28 successfully launched high-tech satellite-carrying missiles to monitor global rainfall and support weather forecasts.

According to the Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA), the H-IIA missile is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center, south of the country, at 3:37 am (local time). The rocket carries the Global Rainfall Measurement Observatory (GPM) satellite.

Satellite missiles predict the amount of rainfall released from Japan.(Photo: NASA)

AFP said that GPM is a satellite designed and manufactured by JAXA and the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), with the task of collecting and synthesizing measurement data from other satellites in orbit, From there, formulate a detailed statistics on rainfall worldwide.

Weather forecasters said that with a complete and complete rainfall map, they could predict weather events more accurately, especially natural disasters such as floods and storms. or tsunami.

As expected, the satellite will be active for at least 5 years or maybe longer.