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VIIRS Sensor on NOAA-21 Now Collecting New Imagery
The VIIRS instrument on NOAA-21 has started collecting data via its Thermal Emissive Bands and Day-Night Band.
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Feature Story
The Top Satellite Images from 2022
NOAA satellites see our planet from a unique and captivating perspective. Every year, our satellites see the beauty and wrath of Mother Nature unfold
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Announcement
NASA Awards Modification to Refurbish Instrument for NOAA’s JPSS
On behalf of NOAA, NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Northrop Grumman for the JPSS ATMS EDU refurbishment.
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Feature Story
First Image Released from NOAA-21 VIIRS instrument
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument on NOAA-21 began collecting Earth science data on December 5 over the East Coast.
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Earth from Orbit
The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes to a Close
The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially came to a close on Nov. 30, but the impact of Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona — which brought extensive
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Feature Story
First Light Image From NOAA-21’s ATMS Sensor
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument onboard the NOAA-21 satellite captured its first global image on Tuesday, November 21, 202
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Feature Story
JPSS-2 Has a New Name: NOAA-21
NOAA’s JPSS-2 satellite successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 10 at 1:49 a.m. PST was officially renamed NOAA-21.
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Earth from Orbit
JPSS-2 Launches to Space
On Nov. 10, just before 2 a.m. Pacific time, an Atlas V 401 rocket carrying NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2), the third in a series of f
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