:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 21 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 355 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S14W67 126 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2470 N15W21 080 0430 Eho 13 12 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 20 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 354 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S15W54 126 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2469 N19W28 100 0000 Axx 21 01 Alpha 2470 N14W08 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2290 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 19 1725 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Dec 19 1615 UTC Station: GOES13 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 19 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 353 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S16W41 127 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2469 N19W15 101 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha 2470 N15E06 ...Continue Reading

December 18, 2015 RELEASE 15-240*NASA Orders Second Boeing Crew Mission to International Space Station* This artist's concept shows Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, currently under development for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, docking to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* NASA took an important step Friday to establish regular crew missions that will launch from the United States to the International Space Station with the order of its second post-certification mission from Boeing Spa ...Continue Reading

December 18, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-174*NASA Astronauts to Conduct Spacewalk as Early as Monday, Dec. 21* NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, left, and Ricky Arnold work to relocate a Crew and Equipment Translation Aid, a mobile cart and work platform for use on spacewalks, near the Mobile Transporter during a spacewalk in March 2009. */Credits: NASA/* Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA are preparing for a previously unscheduled spacewalk outside the International Space Station ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 18 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 352 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S17W27 126 0020 Cro 03 03 Beta 2469 N18W01 100 0020 Hax 02 02 Alpha 2470 N15E18 ...Continue Reading

December 17, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-*Media Invited to View Launch of New Ocean Monitoring Satellite * The launch of Jason-3, an international mission led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue U.S.- European satellite measurements of the topography of the ocean surface, is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. Media are invited to cover prelaunch activities and launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Advance accreditation is required by contacting Tech. Sgt. Tyrona ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 720 2015 Dec 16 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 45 continued until undocking of Soyuz TMA-17M on Dec 11, when Expedition 46 began. United Launch Alliance launched Atlas V flight AV-061 on Dec 6 carrying the Cygnus OA-4 cargo ship mission. Following the Antares failure last year, Cygnus payloa ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 17 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 351 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S16W13 125 0030 Cro 04 05 Beta 2469 N18E13 099 0020 Hax 02 02 Alpha 2470 N14E31 ...Continue Reading