NOAA uses data from its GOES and POES satellites along with those of its partners, such as NASA and EUMETSAT to generate your weather forecast each day. These satellites fall into two different orbit types--those that focus on one part of Earth (geostationary) and those that orbit around Earth (polar-orbiting). This animation shows the orbits of the satellites NOAA currently uses.
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