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NOAA weather satellite transitions to new role for U.S. military

September 13, 2020 Stephen Clark

A weather satellite built and launched for NOAA in 2006 to help track hurricanes approaching the United States has been repositioned to monitor weather conditions in the Middle East to support U.S. military operations in the region.

News Headlines

  • Vulcan suffers solid rocket booster problem during USSF-87 launch
    February 12, 2026
  • ULA to launch geosynchronous orbit surveillance satellite for the U.S. Space Force
    February 11, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    February 11, 2026
  • ULA sets sights on ramping up launch cadence in 2026
    February 11, 2026
  • Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station
    February 9, 2026
  • SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station
    February 8, 2026
  • SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down
    February 7, 2026
  • SpaceX shifts away from Dragon launches at pad 39A as Starship looms
    February 6, 2026
  • ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch
    February 6, 2026
  • NASA waves off February launch for Artemis II moon mission; now targeting early March
    February 3, 2026
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