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NOAA Satellite Back Online After Micrometeoroid Strike

2013-06-10 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: All three of the U.S. geostationary weather satellites -- which provide most of the satellite images seen on your nightly TV weathercast -- are back in service after a "micrometeoroid' caused one of the satellites to shut down on May 22. The shutdown forced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to maneuver a backup satellite into place to ensure a nearly continuous supply of weather data and imagery over the eastern U.S. and the Atlantic Ocean. According to a NOAA press release,...

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