The first light image in brightness temperature was captured by the Cross-track Infrared Sounder instrument on NOAA-21, one of three satellites in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Joint Polar Satellite System. The image shows large-scale waves of upper tropospheric water vapor and clouds over the Earth’s globe. Image generated using NOAA-21 preliminary, nonoperational data. Courtesy: NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/CrIS SDR team

Peraton won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract with a potential value of nearly $400 million to provide ground services for polar-orbiting weather satellites.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...