Next-Gen NOAA Satellite One Step Closer to Launch

Instrument development for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next-generation polar-orbiting environmental satellite continues to meet milestones on time. This week, the second of five state-of-the-art instruments that will fly aboard the $11 billion Joint Polar Satellite System completed its pre-shipment review, which means the Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite is ready for integration with the actual satellite. More

(Source: Nextgov - Jun 14)