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Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
"Geostationary Meteorological Satellite" redirects here. For meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit, see Weather satellite § Geostationary.
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Originally also named Geostationary Meteorological Satellites (GMS), since the launch of GMS-1 (Himawari 1) in 1977, there have been three generations, including GMS, MTSAT, and Himawari 8/9. Himawari 8/9 satellites are currently available for operational use.