06/19/2026
NOAA’s "Space Weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness – 1" (SOLAR-1)observatory has officially entered operational service, marking a major milestone for the nation’s resilience to space weather events. SOLAR-1 is the first U.S. satellite designed exclusively for continuous, operational space weather observations.
SOLAR-1 (previously known as Space Weather Follow On – Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1), strengthens the nation’s ability to safeguard systems that can be disrupted by space weather, including the electric grid, satellites, communications, aviation, navigation systems, including GPS, national security operations, and human spaceflight.
Read more, including an update on 's development of solar sail technology here:
www.guiceoffshore.com/noaas-solar-1-enters-new-era-of-space-weather-monitoring/