SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc, Calif. The mission put 24 ...

Two NASA satellites rocketed into orbit from California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, commencing a $170 million ...

Weather satellites operated by the U.S. Department of Defense will stop delivering data to NOAA on July 31. Here’s why and ...

SpaceX, which has long deployed its Starlink satellites from Florida, is increasingly launching the missions from California.

The 2,392 kg satellite will study land/ice changes, ecosystems, and disasters after a 90-day calibration phase. ISRO has developed the S-band radar system, spacecraft bus, and launch vehicle, while ...

The satellites are part of the Joint Polar Satellite System, which serves as the backbone of three- and seven-day forecasts and early warnings for hurricanes and tornadoes.

Polar-orbiting satellites, including Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and EUMETSAT MetOp.- Hurricane Hunter aircraft reconnaissance missions and other aircraft-based observations.- ...

In the images, captured by NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System, before and after images can be seen of the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys.

Most satellites move in either a "geostationary" or "polar" orbit. A geostationary satellite travels from west to east over the equator, in the same direction and at the same rate Earth is spinning.