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SWFO-L1 will transmit data to Earth continuously in real-time, protecting vital infrastructure, economic interests, and national security.
Monitoring the sun NOAA's SWFO-L1
NOAA celebrates 50 years of its heralded Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program.
Fifty Years! 50 Years of GOES
Feature Stories
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Feature Story
LEO satellites provide essential ocean color data that supports sustainable fisheries and protects… -
Feature Story
NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On - Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory, the first NOAA satellite fully… -
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While NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for issuing weather forecasts and… -
Feature Story
On July 14, 2000, one of the most powerful solar events of the space age erupted from the sun,…
Data & New Technology
Commercial Data Program
NESDIS assesses and acquires space-based observational weather data from the private sector.
Improving weather forecasts Commercial Data Program
Data Collections
NOAA collects the most up-to-date data about the atmosphere, land, and oceans.
Learn about data information Data Collections
Pathfinder Initiative
Help develop studies for future applications of mission data products.
Read about pathfinder initiative Pathfinder Initiative
News & Announcements
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Earth from Orbit
After a relatively quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season, Erin became the first hurricane of… -
Announcement
NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the British Geological Survey have… -
Satellite Snapshots
NOAA scientists have been monitoring a sweltering and record-breaking heat wave that has been… -
Earth from Orbit
Lightning is a dangerous weather hazard that poses a significant threat to life and property. It…
