Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Our solar system consists of many different planets and moons, but did you know that we only have one star? In September 2025, NOAA will launch a super-cool advanced satellite called Space Weather Follow On at Lagrange 1, but you can call it SWFO-L1 (pronounced “SWIFF-foh ell-one”). SWFO-L1 will orbit a special spot called Lagrange 1, which gives us a front-row seat to that lone star: our sun!
The sun emits epic explosions of energy, which is part of what we call space weather. If you are starting to think the sun’s activity must affect us here on Earth, you are right! NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado will use the data and images that SWFO-L1 collects to make forecasts and early warnings about space weather. SWPC quickly sends those warnings to airlines, the military, electric power companies, farmers, and anyone launching rockets. The warnings help people prepare for the storm and reduce any negative impacts.
Stay tuned for the SWFO-L1 launch, scheduled for fall of 2025, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SWFO-L1 will ride to orbit with NASA’s IMAP and Carruthers observatories on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Learn more at:
nesdis.noaa.gov/news-events/swfo-l1-launch
#SWFO #SpaceWeather #NOAA #CCOR
Our solar system consists of many different planets and moons, but did you know that we only have one star? In September 2025, NOAA will launch a super-cool advanced satellite called Space Weather Follow On at Lagrange 1, but you can call it SWFO-L1 (pronounced “SWIFF-foh ell-one”). SWFO-L1 will orbit a special spot called Lagrange 1, which gives us a front-row seat to that lone star: our sun!
The sun emits epic explosions of energy, which is part of what we call space weather. If you are starting to think the sun’s activity must affect us here on Earth, you are right! NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado will use the data and images that SWFO-L1 collects to make forecasts and early warnings about space weather. SWPC quickly sends those warnings to airlines, the military, electric power companies, farmers, and anyone launching rockets. The warnings help people prepare for the storm and reduce any negative impacts.
Stay tuned for the SWFO-L1 launch, scheduled for fall of 2025, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SWFO-L1 will ride to orbit with NASA’s IMAP and Carruthers observatories on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Learn more at:
nesdis.noaa.gov/news-events/swfo-l1-launch
#SWFO #SpaceWeather #NOAA #CCOR
