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PREVIEW OF LAUNCH OF NOAA’S SWFO-L1 SPACE WEATHER SATELLITE, Aug 21, 2025, virtual, 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET
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NOAA will hold a virtual media briefing on August 21, 2025 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET to preview the upcoming launch of the Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory. The launch is scheduled for September 2025. The date was not announced as of August 15, 2025.
More information about the webinar and the registration link are on the event’s website.
Participants are:
Irene Parker, performing the duties of the assistant administrator, NOAA Satellites
Richard Ullman, deputy director, NOAA Office of Space Weather Observations
Dimitris Vassiliadis, Ph.D., program scientist, NOAA Space Weather Follow-On Program
Shawn Dahl, service coordinator, sr. forecaster, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Jim Morrissey, project manager, NASA SWFO-L1 Flight Project
Jim Masciarelli, project manager, SWFO-L1, BAE Systems
Edward Oughton, Ph.D., assistant professor, George Mason University
John Dudley, Captain, managing director, American Airlines
Terry Griffin, Ph.D., professor, Kansas State University
