自六十年代以来,随着空间研究与遥感技术的迅速发展,气象卫星发展比较迅速。1960年4月1日,美国曾发射了第一颗气象卫星,命名为《泰罗斯》系列,1966年和1972年又先后发射了《艾萨》卫星系列和《诺阿》卫星系列。1978年10月13日美国发射了第三代极轨气象卫星泰罗斯-N系列八颗卫星中的第一颗,它代表了气象卫星技术中的最新水平。几乎与美国研究气象卫星的同时,苏联于1966年开始 Since the 1960s, with the rapid development of space research and remote sensing technology, the development of meteorological satellites has been relatively rapid. On April 1, 1960, the United States launched the first meteorological satellite, named the “Tyrosus” series. In 1966 and 1972, it successively launched the “Isa” satellite series and the “Noah” satellite series. On October 13, 1978, the United States launched the first of eight satellites in the Tyrolean-N series of third-generation polar orbiting weather satellites, representing the latest in meteorological satellite technology. Almost at the same time as the United States studied meteorological satellites, the Soviet Union began in 1966