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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-M) spacecraft undergoes end-to-end testing in checkout hangar 1610 on North Vandenberg Air Force Base. The spacecraft is nearing process completion for transportation to Launch Complex 4W. NOAA-M is another in a series of polar-orbiting Earth environmental observation satellites that provide global data to NOAA's short- and long-range weather forecasting systems. Launch aboard a Titan II rocket is scheduled for June 25, 2002