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NOAA Agency Update. Mary E. Kicza NOAA Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services 25 th CEOS Plenary, Lucca, Italy 9 November 2011. NPP in Orbit. Successful NASA launch on 28 Oct 2011 NASA mission developed in close partnership with NOAA
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NOAA Agency Update Mary E. Kicza NOAA Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services 25th CEOS Plenary, Lucca, Italy 9 November 2011
NPP in Orbit • Successful NASA launch on 28 Oct 2011 • NASA mission developed in close partnership with NOAA • Used by NASA as a research mission • Used by NOAA for short and long-term weather and climate forecasting and environmental monitoring • Important link in the U.S.-European polar-orbiting satellite partnership • Data will be provided to international partners around the world in support of weather forecasting and environmental research missions Image Credit: NASA Image Credit: Spaceflight Now
NOAA Cooperative Achievements NOAA/JAXA GCOM-W1 Agreement concluded 18 July 2011 Courtesy: JAXA NOAA/ALOS Agreement concluded 29 March 2011 Courtesy: JAXA McMurdo Station Agreement, June 2011 Courtesy: NOAA NOAA/EUMETSAT IJPS Agreement concluded July 2011 Courtesy: NASA NOAA/AIMS and NOAA/UQ Agreements concluded September 2011 NOAA/ISRO Oceansat-2 Agreement, to be concluded soon Courtesy: ISRO