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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.
Examples of telemetry in a Sentence
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Preliminary telemetry suggests the test was successful, with detailed analysis of the data still to come, the statement read.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Video relayed by SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-satellite constellation began cutting out, a fifth engine shut down, and the last Raptor stopped about 9.5 minutes into flight, followed seconds later by telemetry freezing with the upper stage at 89 miles up and moving at 12,677mph.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
By leveraging the triangulation of telemetry data from multiple sources, operators are given the right on-the-floor actions to optimize food usage outcomes:
• Repurposing unsold but safe food, such as turning day-old bread into breadcrumbs or rotisserie chicken into chicken salad.
—Guy Yehiav, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Telemetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemetry. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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