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December 7

1966: ATS-1, an experimental satellite which was the first to successfully reach geostationary orbit, was launched. Though nominally a communications satellite, the Spin Scan Cloud Camera on board ATS-1 would provide cloud images for use in weather forecasting for more than 10 years.

1975: Cyclone Joan made landfall near Mundabullangana, Western Australia, destroying more than 1,000 homes in Port Hedland.

1991: Cyclone Val began impacting the Samoan Islands, eventually causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and killing 16 people.

1995: The Galileo Probe entered the atmosphere of Jupiter, recording the first in situ data from the atmosphere of a gas giant.

2006: A significant tornado struck London, England, injuring 6 people.

2007: Cyclone Daman, the strongest storm of the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season , reached peak intensity as it approached Fiji.