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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
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Cosmic communication breakdown The mission team first noticed the communication issue with Voyager 1 on November 14, 2023, when the flight data system’s telemetry modulation unit began sending a repeating pattern of code.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Intuitive Machines The revelation that Odysseus had tipped over on touchdown came as a surprise following an overnight update from Intuitive Machines saying telemetry indicated the spacecraft was in an upright orientation.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
Setup screen asking you about data collection and telemetry settings.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 21 Aug. 2023
Engineers resolved the issue by sending the telemetry data through one of the spacecraft’s other computers.
—Passant Rabie, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
The findings lead to feedback in detections and/or telemetry, which then leads to amplifying your team's plan and their ability to execute it.
—Ben Finke, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Shortly after midnight on Friday morning, at 12:29 am ET, Voyager 2 started streaming back science and telemetry data.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2023
China could even attempt to make inroads in the Atlantic Ocean, where the PLA already operates tracking, telemetry, and command stations in Namibia and Argentina.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Telemetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemetry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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