Capturing the Eye: Monitoring Hurricane Katia from 230 Miles Above
In short: Witness how orbital technology allows us to track massive weather systems in real-time. This footage shows the International Space Station capturing a high-altitude perspective of Hurricane Katia as it moved across the Atlantic.
On September 7, 2011, cameras aboard the International Space Station provided a unique vantage point of Hurricane Katia from an altitude of 230 miles. The footage captures the storm as it churned through the western Atlantic, packing winds of approximately 90 miles per hour.
The observation highlights the role of space-based monitoring in meteorology. While the storm was moving northwest at 10 miles per hour, its trajectory was projected to miss both Bermuda and the United States coast, eventually heading toward the northeast.
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