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NOAA celebrates 50 years of its heralded Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program.
Fifty Years! 50 Years of GOES
Feature Stories
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On June 25, 2024, GOES-U, the final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series, launched from NASA’s Kennedy… -
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For 50 years , NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have kept a… -
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River flooding poses a serious threat to communities across the United States, endangering roughly… -
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The overarching term “tropical cyclone” describes powerful storms that form around the world, but…
Data & New Technology
Commercial Data Program
NESDIS assesses and acquires space-based observational weather data from the private sector.
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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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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites captured striking imagery of sediment runoff… -
Satellite Snapshots
NOAA's JPSS Program satellites captured flooding along the Ohio River on April 7, 2025. -
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In January 2025, NOAA/NESDIS completed a Phase 1 of the Radio Occultation (RO) Analysis of… -
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Chris Slocum, a research scientist with NOAA NESDIS’ Center for Satellite Applications and Research…