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Title: New US weather satellite launched
Post by: Buster's Uncle on November 18, 2017, 02:15:56 pm

New US weather satellite launched
By The Associated Press  ·VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Nov 18, 2017, 7:59 AM ET


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An advanced U.S. weather satellite designed to improve the accuracy of extended forecasts has been launched into polar orbit from California.

The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:47 a.m. PST Saturday atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket.

The satellite is the first of four next-generation spacecraft for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Circling the Earth from pole to pole 14 times a day, JPSS-1 carries a suite of five instruments intended to make global observations that will improve forecasts of severe weather events three to seven days beforehand.

The satellite also will contribute to near-term weather forecasts, climate and ocean dynamics research, among many other uses.


http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/us-weather-satellite-launched-51241809 (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/us-weather-satellite-launched-51241809)