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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.

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