SWO

Space Weather Observations

future Mission
Illustration of the Sun and Earth, with multiple spacecrafts in space.

Space Weather Observations (SWO) develops, deploys, and sustains NOAA operational satellite systems that study space weather and safeguard society. SWO will provide users with real-time data for generating space weather products and services, enabling them to provide timely and accurate forecasts, warnings, and alerts.

Mission Type

Instrument, Space Observatory, Space Environment

Target

Sun, Sun-Earth Interaction, Space Environment

Launch

Multiple (2024 and 2025)

Objective

Operational space weather observations
Space Weather Observations NOAA Website
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Five Things to Know About Space Weather

Just like we experience weather on Earth, there’s weather in space! The Sun may look very constant and quiet from Earth, but it's constantly spewing out a stream of particles called the solar wind. Space weather is activity on the Sun that can affect Earth and interact with our technology.

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