Question 12

After a NOAA satellite passes over my local area, how soon can I expect sounding products to become available? (Click the button for the best answer below.) a) About 20 minutes later. b) About 2 hours later. c) The next day (24 hours later). d) Between 20 and 120 minutes later. Discussion d) is the correct response. Derived sounding products are generally available to users between 20 and 120 minutes after the end time of an orbit. Included is time for a readout station to receive and retransmit the raw orbit data and time for the Suitland, Maryland Computer Facility to receive, process, and distribute a complete orbital dataset. Longer delays can occur over some regions due to blind orbits and scheduling conflicts at readout stations.