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ROCKETSONDES  

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  • ROCKETSONDES are meteorological instrument packages that measure vertical profiles of atmospheric winds and either temperature or density upon descent after ejection from a rocket at or near apogee (point in an orbit when the orbiting object is farthest away from the central object); reach altitudes above those typical for a balloon-borne radiosonde.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/528c5616-a58a-4589-ad13-6833e329e6a3

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