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NOAA-17 Takes Its First Snaps
Greenbelt - Jun 27, 2002 The image is from NOAA-17, which was launched on June 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and named NOAA-M before launch. The image shows cloud patterns over the Great Lakes area. Like other NOAA satellites, NOAA-17 will collect meteorological data and transmit the information to users around the world to enhance weather forecasting. In the United States, the data will be used primarily by NOAA's National Weather Service for its long-range weather and climate forecasts. NOAA-17 was built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., and launched for NOAA under technical guidance and project management by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. NASA will turn operational control of the NOAA-17 spacecraft over to NOAA 21 days after launch. NASA's comprehensive on-orbit verification period is expected to last until approximately 45 days after launch. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links NOAA SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Dirt, rocks and all the stuff we stand on firmly
Rescuers Seek Survivors As Phillipines Storm Leaves 300 Dead, 150 Missing
Real, Philippines (AFP) Nov 30, 2004Rescuers were desperately searching for survivors Tuesday after floods and landslides unleashed by a tropical storm in the Philippines killed more than 300 people and left at least 150 others missing, many buried alive under tonnes of debris. |
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