We’re NOAA scientists Mitch Goldberg and Tom Wrublewski, here to answer questions about NOAA’s newest weather satellite JPSS-1, which is scheduled to launch on November 10, to capture the global weather data needed for your local, 3-7 day forecast -- and much more. Ask us anything!

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Hi Reddit! We are NOAA scientists Dr. Mitch Goldberg and Tom Wrublewski with the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program. For years, we have been working with our colleagues to prepare JPSS-1, our next-generation polar-orbiting satellite, for its trip into space. Now, the big day is almost here!

NOAA’s National Weather Service relies on critical data from polar-orbiting satellites like JPSS-1, or NOAA-20, as it will be known once it reaches orbit. In fact, 85% of the data that feed weather forecast models come from polar-orbiting satellites. Orbiting 512 miles above the earth at 17,000 miles-per-hour, JPSS-1 will collect critical weather and environmental data allowing us to better predict the path of severe storms like Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and track wildfires like those those in Northern California, providing timely information for FEMA and local emergency responders.

We’re excited for the launch of JPSS-1 and its five, state-of-the-art instruments that will monitor Earth's atmosphere, land and oceans. We’re looking forward to taking your questions about the satellite’s upcoming launch and capabilities. We'll be here from 1-3 p.m. ET: Ask us anything!

P.S. You can follow us on twitter @NOAASatellites or visit our website at http://ift.tt/2xwKXCR to stay up to date on the preparations for launch.

">We’re NOAA scientists Mitch Goldberg and Tom Wrublewski, here to answer questions about NOAA’s newest weather satellite JPSS-1, which is scheduled to launch on November 10, to capture the global weather data needed for your local, 3-7 day forecast -- and much more. Ask us anything!