Starting from a drawing what a satellite might ‘see’ from orbit, NOAA now is reaching new horizons on providing critical information about our planet Earth from above.
There’s a saying that ‘sometimes you need to distance yourself from everything to see things clearly’. NOAA’S geostationary satellites will do it orbiting 22,300 miles above the equator at speeds equal to Earth’s rotation.Thanks to NOAA’s next-generation satellite systems, like the GOES-R series, scientists are able to get high-definition images of Earth faster than ever before.
The new generation satellites allow scientists to make observations that would otherwise be nearly impossible to perform from the ground directlyThe GeoXO Ocean Color instrument is planned to achieve 390-meter spatial resolution. It will observe ocean biology, chemistry, and ecology to assess ocean productivity, ecosystem change, coastal and inland water quality, seafood safety, and hazards like harmful algal blooms .
The scientific and regulatory agency owns or operates a total of 17 satellites, which includes polar-orbiting satellites, geostationary satellites, and deep space satellites.
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