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Updated · spaceweather.gov · Jun 10SOLAR-1 Begins Operations, Releasing New Solar Wind Observations
3 articles · Updated · spaceweather.gov · Jun 10Summary
- SOLAR-1 entered operational service on June 10, making its first new observations available to the public.
- NOAA said the data can now be viewed through its Solar Wind Observations webpage, marking the satellite's shift from setup to active monitoring.
- The update gives forecasters and researchers a new stream of solar wind measurements as SOLAR-1 joins NOAA's space weather observation network.
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