New polar satellite will improve weather forecasts out to 7 days
The Joint Polar Satellite System-1, the first in a new series of four highly advanced NOAA polar-orbiting satellites, lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, at 1:47 a.m. PST this morning. The satellite’s next-generation technology will help improve the timeliness and accuracy of U.S. weather forecasts three to seven days out.
![NOAA's new polar satellite, JPSS-1, launched at 1:47 am PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, this morning. (Image credit: ULA) NOAA's new polar satellite, JPSS-1, launched at 1:47 am PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, this morning.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20JPSS_Launch-2%20-%20NASA%20-%20111817%20-%201120x534%20-%20LANDSCAPE.jpg?itok=tc0-pjhe)
NOAA's new polar satellite, JPSS-1, launched at 1:47 am PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, this morning. (Image credit: ULA)