Suomi NPP satellite

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The Suomi NPP satellite is a joint NASA–NOAA Earth-observing mission that provides critical weather, climate, and environmental data as a bridge between earlier Earth observation satellites and the next-generation JPSS series.

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Generate an image of the Suomi NPP satellite (The Suomi NPP satellite is a joint NASA–NOAA Earth-observing mission that provides critical weather, climate, and environmental data as a bridge between earlier Earth observation satellites and the next-generation JPSS series.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite ⓘ
research satellite ⓘ
weather satellite ⓘ
alternativeName NPP ⓘ
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership ⓘ
linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
altitude approximately 824 kilometers ⓘ
bus BCP 2000 satellite bus ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
dataUsedFor climate monitoring ⓘ
cloud and aerosol characterization ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ
numerical weather prediction ⓘ
ozone monitoring ⓘ
radiation budget studies ⓘ
sea surface temperature retrievals ⓘ
inclination approximately 98.7 degrees ⓘ
instrument ATMS ⓘ
CERES ⓘ
linked to: Terra satellite

CrIS ⓘ
OMPS ⓘ
VIIRS ⓘ
linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
instrumentFullName Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder ⓘ
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System ⓘ
Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite ⓘ
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ⓘ
launchContractor United Launch Alliance ⓘ
launchDate 2011-10-28 ⓘ
launchSite Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2W ⓘ
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California ⓘ
launchVehicle Delta II 7920-10C ⓘ
linked to: Delta rocket
localTimeOfDescendingNode 13:30 ⓘ
manufacturer Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. ⓘ
linked to: Ball Aerospace
mass approximately 2150 kilograms ⓘ
missionType Earth observation ⓘ
operational weather and climate monitoring ⓘ
namedAfter Verner E. Suomi ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
NOAA ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
orbitalPeriod about 101 minutes ⓘ
orbitRegime low Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
partOfConstellation JPSS constellation ⓘ
power approximately 2000 watts ⓘ
primaryPurpose collect weather, climate, and environmental data ⓘ
provide continuity between EOS missions and JPSS series ⓘ
program Joint Polar Satellite System ⓘ
roleInProgram bridge mission between NASA research missions and NOAA operational JPSS satellites ⓘ
spaceAgencyPartner NASA ⓘ
NOAA ⓘ
status operational ⓘ

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Joint Polar Satellite System → component → Suomi NPP ⓘ
linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
Joint Polar Satellite System → instrument → VIIRS ⓘ
linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
Suomi NPP → alternativeName → Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership ⓘ
subject linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
Suomi NPP → instrument → VIIRS ⓘ
subject linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder → onboard → Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite ⓘ
linked to: Suomi NPP satellite
ATMS → aboard → Suomi NPP satellite ⓘ