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Description:In 2017, the nation saw the launch of another next generation polar-
orbiting satellite, NOAA-20. This launch – the second under the
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), ensured that NOAA-20 along
with the NOAA/NASA demonstration satellite, Suomi National
Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) would provide even more
data and products into weather prediction models around the world.
Considered the backbone of the global observing system, data from
polar-orbiting satellites are critical for forecasting weather three to
seven days in advance and monitoring the global environment. JPSS
provides critical environmental observations to support NOAA’s
overarching mission to “understand and predict changes in weather,
climate, oceans, and coasts.”
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