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Achieved herein is a satellite capable of readily obtaining in a short time span a continuous image of the whole earth by a single unit of the satellite alone, the westward equatorial satellite being an artificial satellite having thereon an image pickup means for picking up an image of the earth an

Achieved herein is a satellite capable of readily obtaining in a short time span a continuous image of the whole earth by a single unit of the satellite alone, the westward equatorial satellite being an artificial satellite having thereon an image pickup means for picking up an image of the earth and having a circular orbit toward west at an altitude of about 13,942 km above the equator of the earth. Also provided is a meteorological satellite system capable of avoiding noncontinuousness between geostationary meteorological satellites, of readily performing reciprocity data calibration between the geostationary meteorological satellites and of adding a standby function to such geostationary meteorological satellites, by combining a westward equatorial satellite having a circular orbit toward west at an altitude of about 13,942 km above the equator of the earth into a meteorological satellite system employing five units of geostationary meteorological satellites.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A satellite orbiting toward west in the equatorial plane comprising an artificial satellite having an image pickup means mounted thereon for picking up an image of the earth and having a circular orbit toward west at an altitude of about 13,942 km above the equator of the

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A satellite orbiting toward west in the equatorial plane comprising an artificial satellite having an image pickup means mounted thereon for picking up an image of the earth and having a circular orbit toward west at an altitude of about 13,942 km above the equator of the earth.