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ProTech Satellite 2.0 Domain ID/IQ Contract Awards Announced

March 7, 2023

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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).

2022 Accomplishments: NOAA Satellites

February 10, 2023

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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).

A black and white photo of a portrait in which a young Maria Mitchell peering through a telescope. 1852.

Maria Mitchell: America’s first female astronomer

March 1, 2023

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A black and white photo of a portrait in which a young Maria Mitchell peering through a telescope. 1852.

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Treasures of NOAA's Ark

January 5, 2023

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The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

Discover NOAA's treasures at the Tellus Science Museum

December 14, 2022

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The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

Unlike geostationary satellites, polar-orbiting satellites capture swaths of data throughout the full globe, and observe the entire planet twice each day. This global mosaic, captured by the VIIRS instrument on the recently launched NOAA-21 satellite, is a composite image created from these swaths over a period of 24 hours between Dec. 5 and Dec. 6, 2022.

NOAA-21 satellite releases first imagery of Earth

December 8, 2022

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Unlike geostationary satellites, polar-orbiting satellites capture swaths of data throughout the full globe, and observe the entire planet twice each day. This global mosaic, captured by the VIIRS instrument on the recently launched NOAA-21 satellite, is a composite image created from these swaths over a period of 24 hours between Dec. 5 and Dec. 6, 2022.

Artist's rendering of NOAA's JPSS-2.

JPSS-2 renamed NOAA-21, officially joins NOAA fleet

November 30, 2022

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Artist's rendering of NOAA's JPSS-2.

Do you NOAA our history?

January 4, 2023

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NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite captured the eruption from the sun that occurred around 7:29 a.m. EDT on Mar. 28. NOAA’s space weather forecasters are predicting a strong geomagnetic storm on Earth on Mar 31, 2022.

Study from NOAA, partners offers solutions after geomagnetic storm destroys satellites

November 15, 2022

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NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite captured the eruption from the sun that occurred around 7:29 a.m. EDT on Mar. 28. NOAA’s space weather forecasters are predicting a strong geomagnetic storm on Earth on Mar 31, 2022.

The GAzelle satellite hosting NOAA's Argos-4 instrument successfully launched onboard a dedicated Electron vehicle from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 launch facility on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand.

Argos-4: Road to launch

October 14, 2022

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The GAzelle satellite hosting NOAA's Argos-4 instrument successfully launched onboard a dedicated Electron vehicle from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 launch facility on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand.

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