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" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><div><a href="/news/goes-19-satellite-shares-first-imagery-from-solar-monitoring-telescope-ext" hreflang="en">GOES-19 satellite shares first imagery from solar-monitoring telescope</a></div></div></div></div> </article> </div></div></div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-labeled-and-overridable-node-ref paragraph--display-mode-default hide-focus-area-text" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-referenced-node c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <article class="node node--type-news node--promoted node--display-mode-focus-area-landscape-image-content-link c-article"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/satellites">Satellites</a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/noaa-releases-imagery-from-worlds-first-operational-space-based-coronagraph-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="September 19, 2024: First images from NOAA's Compact Coronagraph (CCOR1) onboard the GOES-19 satellite. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2024-10/CCORGoesImageSeptember2024.png?h=136e5915&itok=g3dr7syq" width="650" height="365" alt="September 19, 2024: First images from NOAA's Compact Coronagraph (CCOR1) onboard the GOES-19 satellite." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><div><a href="/news/noaa-releases-imagery-from-worlds-first-operational-space-based-coronagraph-ext" hreflang="en">NOAA releases imagery from world鈥檚 first operational space-based coronagraph</a></div></div></div></div> </article> </div></div></div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-labeled-and-overridable-node-ref paragraph--display-mode-default hide-focus-area-text" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-referenced-node c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <article class="node node--type-news node--promoted node--display-mode-focus-area-landscape-image-content-link c-article"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/satellites">Satellites</a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/noaas-newest-satellite-releases-first-lightning-mapper-imagery-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="Hurricane Milton, as seen via NOAA鈥檚 GOES-19 satellite. The satellite鈥檚 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument detected continuous lightning flashes within Milton鈥檚 eyewall as the storm rapidly intensified. Imagery and data from GOES-19 during the post-launch testing phase should be considered preliminary and non-operational. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2024-10/GOES19imagery.png?h=920929c4&itok=TWf1PiQ7" width="650" height="365" alt="Hurricane Milton, as seen via NOAA鈥檚 GOES-19 satellite. The satellite鈥檚 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument detected continuous lightning flashes within Milton鈥檚 eyewall as the storm rapidly intensified. Imagery and data from GOES-19 during the post-launch testing phase should be considered preliminary and non-operational." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><div><a href="/news/noaas-newest-satellite-releases-first-lightning-mapper-imagery-ext" hreflang="en">NOAA's newest satellite releases first lightning mapper imagery</a></div></div></div></div> </article> </div></div></div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div class="c-field__item"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph-float-enabled paragraph--type-about paragraph--display-mode-default paragraph--width-full-indent-left-right top-margin-30px top-padding-60px bottom-padding-60px bottom-margin-60px" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5467"> <div class="float-element float-side-left float-size-33 "> <div class="content-float-wrapper image-crop-width-default-650"> <img alt="Satellite icon above graphic of the earth" title=" Satellite icon above graphic of the earth" src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/FocusArea__Satellites.jpg?h=5d1fca7d&itok=n21wAlvo" width="650" height="650" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> <div class="about-title">About NOAA Satellites</div> <div class="about-text"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>The NOAA Satellite and Information Service provides timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to monitor and understand our dynamic Earth. We manage the Nation's operational environmental satellites and deliver data and information services such as Earth system monitoring and official assessments of the environment.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="about-links"> <div class="about-link"><a href="http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/">Go to NOAA Satellite and Information Service</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div class="c-field__item"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-facts paragraph--display-mode-variant-1 paragraph--type-quick-facts--display-mode-variant-1 paragraph--width-full-indent-left-right top-border top-border-color-gray-1 top-border-width-100 bottom-border bottom-border-color-gray-1 bottom-border-width-100 top-margin-60px top-padding-60px bottom-padding-60px bottom-margin-60px" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div class="facts-wrapper"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5460"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Orbiting 1 million miles from Earth</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>DSCOVR, NOAA’s first operational satellite in deep space, orbits a million miles from Earth in order to provide early warnings of potentially harmful space weather.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5461"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">14 times a day</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>JPSS satellites circle the Earth from pole-to-pole and cross the equator 14 times daily allowing for full global coverage twice a day.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5462"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">39,000 people saved using satellites</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>39,000 people worldwide have been saved by the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System (COSPAS-SARSAT). When a distress signal is activated, NOAA satellites transmit the signal to ground stations around the world, alerting search and rescuers.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5463"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">25-30 years of data</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Scientific models show an accelerating trend in sea level rise, but it will take 25-30 years of observations from satellites like Jason-3 before we can confirm this trend.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5464"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">22,300 miles</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES, orbit 22,300 miles above the equator at speeds equal to Earth's rotation, which means they maintain their position over one fixed location.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5465"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">5 seconds</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>It takes just over 5 seconds for data from NOAA's DSCOVR satellite, located a million miles away from Earth, to get back to the 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url('/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Hurricane%20Irma%20September%208_passes%20Eastern%20Cuba-NOAA-1125x534-Landscape.png')"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-landscape-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Hurricane%20Irma%20September%208_passes%20Eastern%20Cuba-NOAA-1125x534-Landscape.png?itok=jh3Nsmf1" width="650" height="365" alt="GOES-16 captured this geocolor image of Hurricane Irma passing the eastern end of Cuba at about 8:00 am (eastern) on September 8, 2017." title="GOES-16 captured this geocolor image of Hurricane Irma passing the eastern end of Cuba at about 8:00 am (eastern) on September 8, 2017." /> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </article> <div class="views-element-container 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