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The successful launch of the GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-series), now GOES-16 satellite was a major achievement for NO

Perhaps you have noticed the price of avocados rising the last time you were at the store. Around 90 percent of the nation’s avocado crop is produced

Data from polar-orbiting satellites provide forecasters with critical information on hazards like ash from volcanic eruptions.

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

View of Suomi NPP in orbit introducing what a 1325 LTAN and sun-synchronous orbit means (using planes of reference, animation, and different space…

Polar-orbiting weather satellites are essential assets that provide data that enable forecasters to make more accurate weather predictions three to se

The final instrument to be integrated with NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite is now complete, moving the spacecraft development

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