The DMSP satellites were launched between 1999 and 2009 and were designed to last for five years. They have now been operating for more than 15 years.

The DMSP satellites were launched between 1999 and 2009 and were designed to last for five years. They have now been operating for more than 15 years. The United States Space Force recently ...

The DMSP satellites were launched between 1999 and 2009 and were designed to last for five years. They have now been operating for more than 15 years.

Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida on October 9, 2024. Losing DMSP data will make it even more difficult for federal forecasters to predict rapid intensification, which is what made Milton ...

While DMSP data is not available, NOAA has not lost all access to global weather imaging, as it still retains its access to data gathered from its Joint Polar Satellite System as well as from ...

“Due to recent service changes, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) will discontinue ingest, processing ...

DMSP satellites, which are operated by NOAA and the U.S. Air Force, provide environmental and weather information used both in the planning of U.S. military operations and NOAA’s weather ...