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Official account of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). A collaborative @NOAA and @NASA program for latest generation of polar-orbiting weather satellites.

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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
2 years
Find out what it would be like to see @NOAA's JPSS or GOES satellites in your living room, or at the @NASA Goddard Visitor Center, with NOAA & @NASA's newest AR app! 📱 🛰️ Download here: https://t.co/emonBy3oWo
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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
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This sequence from @NOAA’s JPSS satellites shows the Alaska Range on December 7, 2025. The snow-covered peaks cast long shadows across the surrounding landscape, highlighting the rugged terrain. ❄️ Credit: NOAA/@CIRA_CSU
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@RazerAI
RazerAI
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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
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As the Atlantic hurricane season wraps up, this #NOAA21 view from Oct. 28, 2025, shows Hurricane #Melissa over Jamaica in brightness-temperature imagery revealing its structure and intensity. Read more and watch the latest #EarthFromOrbit video: https://t.co/OTPTlGGnK7
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@NOAASatellites
NOAA Satellites
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.@NOAA has released its initial review of the 2025 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason! Check out the season from NOAA’s #satellite perspective with our #EarthFromOrbit WATCH HERE:
@NOAA
NOAA
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JUST IN: The 2025 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason ends on Nov. 30 with 13 named storms, including 5 hurricanes, of which 4 intensified to be major hurricanes. Find our news release, images and wrapup video at: https://t.co/76PWOyTTui @NWS
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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
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On Nov. 19, 2025, @NOAA’s JPSS satellites observed streaks of lake-effect snow, shown in cyan through color-enhanced imagery, on both sides of Lake Erie slowly melting over the course of the day. ❄️ Credit: NOAA/@CIRA_CSU
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@ridetheferry
NY Waterway
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@NOAASatellites
NOAA Satellites
23 days
It's #WhereInTheWorld Wednesday! 🎉 Today we are featuring this lake that was captured by our #NOAA21 🛰️ as it passed overhead on Nov. 17, 2025. It is the remnants of an ancient glacial lake and the largest lake located entirely in Wisconsin. It is also a popular fishing spot
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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
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This week celebrates three years since #NOAA21 launched on Nov. 10, 2022. 🚀 🥳 #ThrowbackThursday
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@NOAASatellites
NOAA Satellites
29 days
We're back, and so are the #NorthernLights! 🌌 @NOAA's @JPSSprogram polar-orbiting satellites captured this dazzling #aurora composite imagery of North America from Nov. 11-12. Did you see them from the ground? If so, we'd love to see your photos! 📸
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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
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The U.S. Government is closed & this account will not be updated. @NOAA websites & social media necessary to protect lives & property WILL be maintained. For critical weather information from NOAA's @NWS, please visit https://t.co/HL0yzLlv2k. Learn more:
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@DarkHoursGame
Dark Hours 👻 OUT NOW ⭐
20 hours
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@NOAASatellites
NOAA Satellites
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From the fastest-forming Category-5 to the most intense #hurricane ever recorded, @NOAA #satellites have seen it all. 🌀 As this year’s #HurricaneSeason continues, discover how our eyes in the sky track record-breaking storms to provide critical data and help communities
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@AerosolWatch
AerosolWatch
2 months
Smoke from ongoing wildfires in the Pacific NW pushed daily-average PM2.5 air quality above the US health standard on 28 Sep in northern ID, southwestern OR & central-northern WA, per @AIRNow regulatory monitors & estimated by VIIRS on @JPSSProgram satellites. @NOAASatellites
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@AerosolWatch
AerosolWatch
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Thick smoke (purple shading) from wildfires in Washington State blew northward into British Columbia, Canada yesterday 23 Sep, observed by the @JPSSProgram VIIRS sensor on @NOAASatellites NOAA-21.
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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
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Yesterday marked the #AutumnEquinox. See how greenery across the United States changed from June through mid-September 2025, as the seasons shift from summer to fall. 🌳🍂
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@AlgoFoundation
Algorand Foundation
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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
3 months
Wildfire smoke from British Columbia, Canada, is seen in this observation from the #VIIRS instrument onboard the #NOAA20 satellite on Sept. 17, 2025. Several fires are highlighted as red dots, with smoke drifting northeast across the northwestern U.S. and southwestern Canada.
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@AerosolWatch
AerosolWatch
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Wildfires in northwestern Washington State and southern British Columbia emitted thick smoke (purple shading) that reached into western Alberta yesterday 17 Sep, detected by the @JPSSProgram VIIRS sensor on @NOAASatellites NOAA-20. @Karma_lobsang12
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@NOAASatellites
NOAA Satellites
3 months
As they passed over North America, @NOAA's @JPSSProgram satellites captured the brilliance of the #NorthernLights on Sept. 14-15. Learn more: https://t.co/8mPskzdYcy #AuroraBorealis
@NWSIWX
NWS Northern Indiana
3 months
Northern lights at NWSIWX (around 10:15 pm):
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@AerosolWatch
AerosolWatch
3 months
The @JPSSProgram VIIRS sensor on @NOAASatellites NOAA-21 detected a plume of thick Saharan dust (brown shading) blowing off the coast of West Africa & over the Atlantic Ocean yesterday 16 Sep. @Karma_lobsang12
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@GTFOthegame
GTFO | 10 Chambers
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GTFO isn't just a game - it's a relentless fight for survival. Enter a nightmare realm where every shadow could be your last. Now 65% off on Steam!
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@NOAASatellites
NOAA Satellites
3 months
It's #WhereInTheWorld Wednesday! 🎉 Yesterday, the #NOAA21 🛰️ captured a clear view of a broad, tan-colored river basin in the Pacific Northwest.
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@JPSSProgram
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
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This #NOAA21 satellite view from Oct. 9, 2024 shows Hurricane Milton near Cuba. Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, JPSS instruments represent significant advancements, providing forecasters with critical data to track and predict storms. More in this #EarthFromOrbit video:
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@NOAASatellites
NOAA Satellites
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Twenty years ago, @NOAA satellites helped monitor and track one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history—#HurricaneKatrina—as it devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi coast. Today, NOAA's latest generation of satellites provide faster and more accurate forecasts and
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@AerosolWatch
AerosolWatch
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Numerous wildfires in the western US continued burning on 26 Aug, observed by @JPSSProgram VIIRS on @NOAASatellites NOAA-20. Fire radiative power (FRP, Left) shows the fires' location & intensity, and aerosol detection (Right) indicates the fires released thick smoke (purple).
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