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NOAA-21  

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  • sosa:Platform

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  • NOAA 21, previously named JPSS 2, is the third satellite in NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System series of weather observatories. It follows the launch of the Suomi NPP and JPSS 1 weather satellites in 2011 and 2017, both on ULA’s now-retired Delta 2 rocket. NOAA 21 will gather data on Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, mapping and monitoring wildfires and volcanoes, and measuring dust and smoke in the air. JPSS 2 will also track the health of the ozone layer.

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  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 21

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has instrument

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https://vocab.met.no/mmd/Platform/NOAA-21

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