NPP
E197646
Earth observation satellite
NASA satellite
NOAA satellite
environmental satellite
polar-orbiting satellite
NPP is a U.S. Earth-observing environmental satellite that serves as a bridge between NASA’s Earth Observing System missions and the operational weather satellites of NOAA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NPP canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
ⓘ
NASA satellite ⓘ NOAA satellite ⓘ environmental satellite ⓘ polar-orbiting satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
surface form:
National Polar-orbiting Partnership
Suomi NPP ⓘ |
| application |
climate research
ⓘ
cloud and aerosol characterization ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ ozone layer monitoring ⓘ sea surface temperature monitoring ⓘ |
| ATMSFullName | Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder ⓘ |
| CERESFullName | Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| CrISFullName | Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ |
| dataUser |
NASA
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
U.S. weather services ⓘ |
| fullName |
Suomi NPP
ⓘ
surface form:
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
|
| inclination | about 98.7 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
ATMS
ⓘ
CERES ⓘ CrIS ⓘ OMPS ⓘ Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ⓘ
surface form:
VIIRS
|
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 2011-10-28 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 2
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7920-10C
|
| localTimeOfDescendingNode | about 13:30 ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 2150 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth observation
ⓘ
climate monitoring ⓘ operational weather ⓘ |
| OMPSFullName | Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
|
| orbitAltitude | about 824 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 101 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType |
Sun-synchronous orbit
ⓘ
near-polar orbit ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Polar Satellite System satellites
|
| primaryContractor |
Ball Aerospace
ⓘ
surface form:
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
|
| purpose | bridge between NASA Earth Observing System missions and NOAA operational weather satellites ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
|
| successorTo |
NASA Earth Observing System
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Earth Observing System research missions
|
| VIIRSFullName | Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Suomi NPP