Suomi NPP > Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft |
(MI_Platform) uuid: b0e90159-93c9-480e-a0b7-dfcc4a4918c8 identifier: (MD_Identifier) code: Suomi NPP > Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft 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). sponsor: title: NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/86832756-32D8-46E2-E040-0AC8C5AB4374 instrument: title: ATMS > Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B8EC75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F instrument: title: CrIS > Cross-track Infrared Sounder xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B8E975F2E040AC8C5AB4576F instrument: title: OMPS > Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B8EF75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F instrument: title: VIIRS > Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B8E675F2E040AC8C5AB4576F instrument: title: CERES > Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/cc79ae29-4a60-4063-85b1-9acb135d6523 |