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Topic: Polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

A still photo taken from a video of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescuing a boater from a capsized vessel near Slidell, Louisiana, on September 18, 2022. The boaters and their dog were safely rescued and transported to a nearby marina.

NOAA satellites helped save 397 lives in 2022

January 23, 2023

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A still photo taken from a video of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescuing a boater from a capsized vessel near Slidell, Louisiana, on September 18, 2022. The boaters and their dog were safely rescued and transported to a nearby marina.

JPSS-2, NOAA's third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System, successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 10, 2022, at 1:49 a.m. PST (4:49 a.m. EST).

NOAA’s newest satellite heads toward orbit

November 10, 2022

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JPSS-2, NOAA's third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System, successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 10, 2022, at 1:49 a.m. PST (4:49 a.m. EST).

NOAA's JPSS-2 satellite enters the chamber for its thermal vacuum test at the Northrop Grumman facility in Gilbert, Arizona. Photo: Northrup Grumman

JPSS-2 satellite completes critical testing milestone on road to launch

June 17, 2022

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NOAA's JPSS-2 satellite enters the chamber for its thermal vacuum test at the Northrop Grumman facility in Gilbert, Arizona. Photo: Northrup Grumman

The U.S. Coast Guard rescues 7 from a sport fishing boat south east of Cape May, New Jersey, on July 26, 2021. The crew of the vessel activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) when conditions continued to deteriorate.

NOAA satellites helped save 330 lives in 2021

January 31, 2022

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The U.S. Coast Guard rescues 7 from a sport fishing boat south east of Cape May, New Jersey, on July 26, 2021. The crew of the vessel activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) when conditions continued to deteriorate.

An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a hoist of one of two mariners approximately 288 miles east southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, on Jan. 2, 2020. The two sailors were aboard the 37-foot sailing vessel Rhapsody when it became disabled due to an engine room fire and activated their emergency position-indicating radio beacon for rescuers to locate them.

NOAA satellites helped save 304 lives in 2020

January 28, 2021

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An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a hoist of one of two mariners approximately 288 miles east southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, on Jan. 2, 2020. The two sailors were aboard the 37-foot sailing vessel Rhapsody when it became disabled due to an engine room fire and activated their emergency position-indicating radio beacon for rescuers to locate them.

These three images from NOAA's GOES East (GOES-16) satellite show us what Earth looks like from space near the solstice. The images were captured about 24 hours before the 2018 solstice, at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2018.

Slideshow: 50 satellite views from 50 years of NOAA

December 29, 2020

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NOAA 50th Anniversary

These three images from NOAA's GOES East (GOES-16) satellite show us what Earth looks like from space near the solstice. The images were captured about 24 hours before the 2018 solstice, at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2018.

An undated stock image of the sky above the cloud line.

NOAA polar-orbiting satellites see drop in U.S. air pollution in March

May 4, 2020

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An undated stock image of the sky above the cloud line.

Lake effect snow bands moving across the Great Lakes, seen from the Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite on December 25, 2017.

Winter’s on its way. Here's how NOAA satellites have you covered.

October 24, 2019

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Lake effect snow bands moving across the Great Lakes, seen from the Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite on December 25, 2017.

NOAA-20 captured this nighttime view of the eye of Cyclone Cebile, as it swirled at Category 4 strength in the Indian Ocean on January 30, 2018.

New, next-generation NOAA polar-orbiting satellite is now operational

May 30, 2018

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NOAA-20 captured this nighttime view of the eye of Cyclone Cebile, as it swirled at Category 4 strength in the Indian Ocean on January 30, 2018.

2017 was quite a year for NOAA satellites! Take a look back with us. [Image is a collage of satellite and space images, including a launch pad photo, coral reefs and view of the United States. ]

The best moments of 2017: NOAA Satellites

December 27, 2017

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2017 was quite a year for NOAA satellites! Take a look back with us. [Image is a collage of satellite and space images, including a launch pad photo, coral reefs and view of the United States. ]

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