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Suomi NPP Satellite Monitors Pavlof Volcano Eruption
Data from polar-orbiting satellites provide forecasters with critical information on hazards like ash from volcanic eruptions.
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NOAA'S JPSS-1 SATELLITE BEGINS ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING
NOAA’s JPSS-1 satellite, the second in the JPSS series of satellites, slated to launch in 2017, is currently going through environmental testing. Envi
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Satellite Snapshots
JPSS Orbit
View of Suomi NPP in orbit introducing what a 1325 LTAN and sun-synchronous orbit means (using planes of reference, animation, and different space…
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FINAL DIRECT BROADCAST RECEPTION SITE COMPLETED IN PUERTO RICO
Polar-orbiting weather satellites are essential assets that provide data that enable forecasters to make more accurate weather predictions three to se
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ALL INSTRUMENTS NOW INTEGRATED WITH JPSS-1 SPACECRAFT
The final instrument to be integrated with NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite is now complete, moving the spacecraft development
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Access to Essential Satellite Data for Weather Forecasting Secured With 20-Year Europe-U.S. Agreement
Did you know that the United States uses data from European polar-orbiting weather satellites, in addition to our own satellites, to help us produce o
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JPSS DATA AIDS BLUEFIN TUNA RESEARCH
Did you know that satellite data products from the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Program are helping scientists study Atlantic bluefin tuna larv
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ALASKA FIREFIGHTERS GET HELP FROM NOAA SATELLITES
5.1 million acres have burned in Alaska in 2015. It’s the second highest total on record, eclipsed only by the devastating 2004 fire season, which lef
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