WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration issued the following press release:
NOAA's Space weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness - 1 (SOLAR-1) observatory has officially entered operational service, marking a major milestone for the nation's resilience to space weather events. SOLAR-1 is the first U.S. satellite designed exclusively for continuous, operational space weather observations.
"SOLAR-1 will provide improved observations and high-quality 24/7 data about our sun," said Irene Parker, acting assistant administrator for NOAA Satellite & Information Service (NESDIS). "SOLAR-1 continues the observations necessary to ensure that we are prepared for solar storms, so ...