| Identifier: | Suomi NPP > Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft |
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| Docucomp UUID: | b0e90159-93c9-480e-a0b7-dfcc4a4918c8 |
| Description: |
The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft lifted off at 5:48 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28, 2011, to begin its Earth observation mission. Suomi NPP orbits the Earth about 14 times each day and observe nearly the entire surface. It carries five key instruments: the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS), the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES). |
| Record Created: | April 10, 2018 2:06 PM UTC by edmjira.inport@noaa.gov |
| Record Last Modified: | April 10, 2018 2:06 PM UTC by edmjira.inport@noaa.gov |
