JPSS constellation

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The JPSS constellation is a series of U.S. polar-orbiting environmental satellites operated by NOAA and NASA to provide continuous global weather, climate, and environmental observations.

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JPSS constellation canonical 2
JPSS-2 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite system
satellite constellation
acronym JPSS
application atmospheric sounding
climate research
disaster monitoring
numerical weather prediction
ocean monitoring
country United States
coverage global
dataLatency near real-time
dataPolicy free and open access
dataType atmospheric profiles
cloud properties
infrared imagery
land surface properties
microwave sounding
ozone measurements
sea surface temperature
visible imagery
dataUser National Weather Service
climate research community
international meteorological agencies
fullName Joint Polar Satellite System constellation
groundSegmentOperator NOAA
hasSatellite JPSS-3
JPSS-4
NOAA-20
NOAA-21
Suomi NPP
inclination near-polar
launchVehicle Atlas V
Delta II
linked to: Delta rocket

Falcon 9
linked to: Falcon 9 rocket
managingAgency NOAA
operator NASA
NOAA
orbitRegime sun-synchronous orbit
orbitType polar orbit
partnerAgency NASA
predecessor NPOESS program
POES program
linked to: POES
primaryPurpose climate monitoring
environmental monitoring
global environmental observations
weather observation
spacecraftBusProvider Ball Aerospace
successorTo legacy NOAA polar-orbiting satellites

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Joint Polar Satellite System component JPSS-2
linked to: JPSS constellation
Suomi NPP partOfConstellation JPSS constellation
subject linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
JPSS-3 constellation JPSS constellation