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NOAA-21
NOAA-21, formerly known as JPSS-2, is an Earth-observation weather satellite. Her instruments image the Earth in the visible and infrared spectrums, and measure atmospheric temperature, pressure, moisture, and composition. She shared an Atlas V launch with the LOFTID reentry demonstrator on November 10th, 2022.