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Telemetry is used to obtain data on the internal functioning of missiles, rockets, unmanned planes, satellites, and probes, providing data on such factors as position, altitude, and speed as well as conditions like temperature, air pressure, wind speed, and radiation. Weather forecasters rely on telemetry to map weather patterns. Astronauts on the space shuttle are monitored with telemetry that measures and transmits readings on their blood pressure, respiration, and heart rates. Similar kinds of telemetry are used by biologists to study animals in the wild and keep track of their populations and movements. Telemetry is also widely used in modern agriculture, often to regulate irrigation.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
But about eight-and-a-half minutes after liftoff, telemetry shared on SpaceX's webcast showed the engines shutting down in a staggered fashion before data suddenly froze and stopped updating.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The original idea was to test the new systems as well as procedures for landing and reusing Starship, as well as high-definition video links and telemetry for monitoring flight operations, and the relighting of one of the cluster of Raptor engines to test deorbit and return procedures.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
The mission team anticipates receiving detailed telemetry data on January 1, 2025, which will include observations about the solar wind, corona heating and the origins of high-energy solar particles.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Telemetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemetry. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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