Joint Polar Satellite System
E38322
The Joint Polar Satellite System is a series of next-generation U.S. polar-orbiting weather satellites that provide critical data for global weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and environmental observation.
All labels observed (11)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite system
ⓘ
polar-orbiting weather satellite program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | JPSS ⓘ |
| application |
air quality monitoring
ⓘ
climate data record generation ⓘ hurricane forecasting ⓘ ocean monitoring ⓘ sea ice monitoring ⓘ severe storm prediction ⓘ volcanic ash monitoring ⓘ wildfire detection ⓘ |
| component |
JPSS-1
ⓘ
JPSS constellation ⓘ
surface form:
JPSS-2
JPSS-3 ⓘ JPSS-4 ⓘ NOAA-20 ⓘ Suomi NPP satellite ⓘ
surface form:
Suomi NPP
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType |
aerosol properties
ⓘ
cloud properties ⓘ moisture profiles ⓘ ozone concentration ⓘ radiance measurements ⓘ sea surface temperature ⓘ temperature profiles ⓘ |
| dataUser |
National Weather Service
ⓘ
global numerical weather prediction centers ⓘ |
| inclination | sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| instrument |
ATMS
ⓘ
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder ⓘ CrIS ⓘ Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ OMPS ⓘ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite ⓘ Suomi NPP satellite ⓘ
surface form:
VIIRS
Deep Space Climate Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
|
| launchSite | Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Atlas V
ⓘ
Delta rocket ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II
|
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| orbitType | polar orbit ⓘ |
| partner |
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
ⓘ
surface form:
EUMETSAT
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites ⓘ NASA ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
|
| predecessor |
POES
ⓘ
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
environmental observation ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
→
operates
→
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
→
operates
→
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
→
operates
→
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
NOAA-20 satellite
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
→
operates
→
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
NOAA-21 satellite
subject surface form:
Suomi NPP
this entity surface form:
Joint Polar Satellite System satellites
this entity surface form:
NOAA polar-orbiting satellite system
this entity surface form:
NOAA operational satellite system
this entity surface form:
National Polar-orbiting Partnership
this entity surface form:
Joint Polar Satellite System satellites
this entity surface form:
Joint Polar Satellite System constellation
this entity surface form:
NPOESS program
this entity surface form:
U.S. polar-orbiting environmental satellite system
this entity surface form:
Joint Polar Satellite System constellation