Metop-A, the first European polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, was launched in October 2006 and has been delivering operational data since 15 May 2007.

First MetOp-Second Generation satellite is scheduled for launch to help precisely monitor Earth’s weather, climate and ...

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

Polar Orbiting satellites, such as POES, orbit around the Earth crossing over the poles and are 500 miles away from the surface. POES are also in sync with the sun, unlike GOES which observes the ...

Satellite data allows meteorologists to keep track of the location, structure and intensity of severe weather, helping to ...

The launch of Europe’s first polar-orbiting weather satellite is set to make a major contribution to global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.

As the Earth rotates, these polar-orbiting satellites can capture imagery that helps researchers determine the structure and potential intensity of a storm, if it happens to be in their path.

Polar-orbiting satellites circle the globe The second type of satellite system is NOAA's Joint Polar-Orbiting Satellite System, which circles the Earth, pole to pole, twice a day.

Polar-orbiting satellites move in a north-south direction from pole to pole. As Earth rotates underneath, polar satellites are able to scan the entire globe, one strip at a time. The Big Picture ...

The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite produced this composite image of Earth over nine days in April 2012 and 13 days in October 2012, needing "312 orbits and 2.5 terabytes of ...