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NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Lightning Mapper for NOAA
NASA, on behalf of NOAA, has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.
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Earth from Orbit
Hurricane Francine Slams Northern Gulf Coast
NOAA satellites have been closely tracking Tropical Storm Francine since it formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico over the weekend. Initially designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone Six on Sept. 8, 2024, it strengthened into a tropical storm…
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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA-20 Monitors Typhoon Yagi in the South China Sea
On Sept. 4, 2024, the VIIRS instrument on board NOAA’s JPSS Program satellites captured this True Color imagery of Typhoon Yagi in the South China Sea.
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Announcement
NOAA Shares First Data from GOES-19 SEISS Instrument
The Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument onboard NOAA's GOES-19 satellite is now sending radiation data back to Earth.
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Satellite Snapshots
Hurricane Harvey: A Look Back Seven Years Later
Seven years ago, on August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas—marking the beginning of one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history.
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Announcement
NOAA Shares First Data From GOES-19 Magnetometer
The Goddard Magnetometer (GMAG) instrument, launched onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite on June 25, 2024, is now transmitting magnetic field measurements down to Earth.
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Satellite Snapshots
Debby Crosses the Florida Panhandle as a Category 1 Hurricane
NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-16) satellite has been carefully monitoring Hurricane Debby as it travels across the U.S. state of Florida.
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Satellite Snapshots
Wildfires Rage in the Pacific Northwest
The 2023/2024 winter season was the warmest on record for Canada and continuing drought conditions led to an early start of the wildfire season for the western part of the country.
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