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2022_05_18-22.35.47.848-CDT
NOAA’s JPSS-2 Mission Has New Launch Date
NOAA and NASA are now targeting November 1, 2022, as the new launch date for NOAA’s JPSS-2 satellite mission.
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The Most Important Instrument You’ve Never Heard Of
For a little-known satellite instrument, the microwave sounder has a major impact on our lives.
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How Satellite Maps Help Prevent Another ‘Great Grain Robbery’
Mid-June in Utah usually marks the tail end of the most fertile time of year for crops.
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JPSS Satellite Image Gallery
This is a collection of images of the satellite JPSS. NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) provides global observations that serve as the backbone of both short- and long-term forecasts, including those that help us predict and prepare for…
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Data Gallery
This is a gallery of imagery using JPSS-1 satellite data.
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Earth from Orbit: Gravity Waves
NOAA satellites often see patterns of clouds called gravity waves, which appear as ripples.
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Earth from Orbit: Cargo Ship Backup Seen from Space
Imagery from the NOAA-20 satellite showed more than 400 cargo ships backed up in the Red Sea and Bitter Lake due to a ship blocking the Suez Canal.
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Earth from Orbit: Late-Season Snowstorm Breaks Records
Satellite imagery shows a late-season snowstorm that dropped record-breaking amounts of snowfall in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado.