The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) JPSS-2, the third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) series, is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 1, 2022. The polar satellite, to be renamed NOAA-21 once it reaches orbit, will scan the globe as it orbits from the North to the South Pole, crossing the equator 14 times a day. From 512 miles above Earth, it will capture data that inform weather forecasts, extreme weather events, and climate change. JPSS-2 will continue the work of its predecessors NOAA-20 (JPSS-1) and the NOAA-NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. NOAA and NASA oversee the development, launch, testing, and operation of all the satellites in the JPSS program.
Panelists include:
• Michelle Birdsall (moderator) – JPSS Strategic Communications and STEM Engagement Lead
• Andre Dress – JPSS Flight Project Manager
• Timothy Walsh – JPSS Director
• Dr. Edward Kim – ATMS Instrument Scientist
Streamed live on October 20, 2022 from 1pm - 2pm ET. Hosted by Deanna Trask & presented by NASA Goddard's Office of Communications. Produced by Dustin Barringer and Travis Wohlrab, NASA/GSFC.
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