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SWFO-L1 will transmit data to Earth continuously in real-time, protecting vital infrastructure, economic interests, and national security.
Fall 2025 NOAA's SWFO-L1 Launch
NOAA celebrates 50 years of its heralded Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program.
Fifty Years! 50 Years of GOES
Feature Stories
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Here are NOAA's most captivating satellite images of 2024, based on your votes! -
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NOAA’s newest satellite, GOES-19, provided a beautiful view of Earth during the winter solstice. -
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NESDIS Intern, Aurora Baker, has improved NOAA's Data In the Classroom program and presented… -
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Innovative use of NOAA’s geostationary satellites (GOES) has given scientists a new way to detect…
Data & New Technology
Data Purchases
NOAA is taking concrete steps to support the development of commercial markets for space-based weather data.
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Data Collections
NOAA collects the most up-to-date data about the atmosphere, land, and oceans.
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Pathfinder Initiative
Help develop studies for future applications of mission data products.
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News & Announcements
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Announcement
NASA, on behalf of NOAA, has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop a lightning mapping… -
Earth from Orbit
NOAA satellites have been closely tracking Tropical Storm Francine since it formed in the… -
Satellite Snapshots
On Sept. 4, 2024, the VIIRS instrument on board NOAA’s JPSS Program satellites captured this True…