Search News

Displaying 73 - 80 of 139
Feature Story
FIRST INSTRUMENT FOR JPSS-2 SATELLITE ARRIVES FOR INTEGRATION & TEST
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the first instrument for NOAA’s next polar-orbiting weather satellite, arrived at Northrop Grum
image
Feature Story
JPSS Satellites Provide Unique Perspective of Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura made landfall Thursday morning, hammering the Louisiana and Texas coasts with 150 mile-per-hour winds
image
Feature Story
New Data Product Warns Alaska Pilots of Clouds, Dangerously Cold Weather
A new product that alerts pilots to clouds, icy conditions and dangerously cold temperatures is tapping into NOAA’s Joint…
image
Feature Story
Final JPSS-2 Satellite Instrument Passes Readiness Test
The Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instrument built to fly on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 satellite is ready to ship to the spacecr
image
Feature Story
The World According to Weather Satellites
Honoring the 60th Anniversary of the First Weather Satellite Launch web map in new window On April 1, 1960, the first operational weather satellite,…
image
Feature Story
A Guide to Understanding Satellite Images of Hurricanes
As Hurricane Dorian made landfall over two islands in the Bahamas, NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System satellites captured these infrared images.
image
Feature Story
SUOMI-NPP Satellite Instrument Restored after Radiation Damage
A team of engineers, scientists, and satellite operators recently restored a damaged satellite instrument that is used to measure temperature and wate
image
Feature Story
Inflatable Decelerator Will Hitch a Ride on the JPSS-2 Satellite
An inflatable decelerator technology that could one day help humans land on Mars will fly on the same Atlas V rocket as the JPSS…
image