30.06.2015 - 18:05 [ Aerospace Technology ]

NOAA’s DSCOVR satellite reaches one million miles from Earth

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) deep space climate observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has reached its final orbit at around a million miles from Earth.
Said to be the first US weather satellite in deep space, the DSCOVR is currently located at Lagrange point 1 (L1), and will soon undergo final instrument checks.