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Wednesday, July 23, 2025 02:15:32

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Space Weather Conditions
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Current Space Weather Conditions
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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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SWFO-L1 Arrives in Florida for Final Launch Prep

SWFO-L1 Arrives in Florida for Final Launch Prep
published: Monday, July 21, 2025 20:06 UTC

NOAA’s SWFO-L1 spacecraft - the first satellite fully dedicated to operational space weather forecasting - has arrived in Florida to begin launch preparations. Set to launch with NASA’s IMAP mission no earlier than September, SWFO-L1 will journey a million miles to L1 to deliver real-time observations of the Sun and solar wind to the Space Weather Prediction Center.

Read more about it here from NOAA NESDIS!