Satellite Snapshots
NOAA operates three types of satellite systems for the United States. Our polar orbiting satellites, geostationary satellites and deep space…
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From thundersnow to upwards striking lightning, weather on Planet Earth can get pretty weird and NOAA’s fleet of satellites has…
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From thundersnow to upwards striking lightning, weather on Planet Earth can get pretty weird and NOAA’s fleet of satellites has…
Feature Story
From thundersnow to upwards striking lightning, weather on Planet Earth can get pretty weird and NOAA’s fleet of satellites has…
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NOAA GOES East (GOES-16) satellite's Geostationary Lightning Mapper has captured the first images from space of 'gigantic jet' lightning.
Satellite Snapshots
A multi-day heavy precipitation event is underway in California. This image was captured by GOES East March 21, 2018 at 1700 UTC…
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The GOES-S satellite has reached geostationary orbit at roughly 22,300 miles up. Thus, it will now be called GOES-17.
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The launch of JPSS-1 (now NOAA-20) was officially deemed a success about one hour after liftoff on November 18, 2017, when the…