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March 21, 2024
Rendering of the JPSS satellite
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The satellite launched in November 2022 as JPSS-2, and was renamed NOAA-21 when it reached orbit. NOAA-21 now gives NOAA three spacecraft operating the most sophisticated technology the agency has ever flown in a polar orbit, capturing precise observations of the world’s atmosphere, land, and waters. 

  1. Along with the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite and the NOAA-20 satellite-– which now moves to the secondary orbit— NOAA-21 circles the globe 14 times a day, providing a continuous stream of data to improve the accuracy of NOAA’s 3–7 day forecasts. This includes observations for extreme weather events and monitoring climate change.

The satellite launched in November 2022 as JPSS-2, and was renamed NOAA-21 when it reached orbit. NOAA-21 now gives NOAA three spacecraft operating the most sophisticated technology the agency has ever flown in a polar orbit, capturing precise observations of the world’s atmosphere, land and waters. 

Along with the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite and the NOAA-20 satellite-– which now moves to the secondary orbit— NOAA-21 circles the globe 14 times a day, providing a continuous stream of data to improve the accuracy of NOAA’s 3–7 day forecasts. This includes observations for extreme weather events and monitoring climate change.

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