Space Weather and NOAA's SWFO-L1

  • Released Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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NOAA and Impacts of Space Weather

NOAA monitors space weather using satellites positioned at Lagrange Point 1 (L1), about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. For years, satellites like DSCOVR and ACE have provided solar wind and coronal imaging, but their operational lifespans are ending. The new SWFO-L1 satellite will collect real-time data on solar wind, plasma, and magnetic fields, with a Compact Coronagraph to detect coronal mass ejections. Its L1 position ensures continuous, unobstructed solar observation.

The first video, NOAA and Impacts of Space Weather, discusses how space weather, such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections, affects Earth and our lives in turn.

The second video, Introducing SWFO-L1, explains further its objectives and instruments including the Compact Coronagraph, and its role in providing continuous solar observations to improve space weather predictions.

The 30-second trailer offers a brief overview of the video: Introducing SWFO-L1.

Introducing SWFO-L1 from NOAA and NASA

Introducing SWFO-L1 Trailer

Beauty shot showing CCOR looking towards the sun.

Beauty shot animation with camera panning around SWFO.

Beauty shot of SWFO passing face of camera from bottom of the screen.

Beauty shot of CCOR with SDO sun reflecting.

Beauty shot of SWFO's instrument array in space.

Beauty shot of C.M.E from the sun washing over SWFO.

Beauty shot of SWFO's Silhouette moving from left to right in front of SDO sun.

Satellite failing from Solar Weather

Beauty pass of SWFO 1

Beauty pass of SWFO 2

Animation of the CCOR instrument on SWFO-L1

Animation show SWFO-L1's Instrument deck

Animation of SWFO-L1's magnetometer boom.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

This page was originally published on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 8:02 PM EDT.