NOAA and NASA have been trying for several days to launch their new joint satellite, the JPSS, but have been stymied by bad launch weather. Early this morning the bird finally flew and is headed to a polar orbit that will cover the globe twice each 24 hours.  You can read more about how scientists will use the data in this Forbes blog post from Dr. Marshall Shepherd of UGA here. One benefit you will appreciate–improved weather forecasts as more data is ingested into the forecast models.