Suomi NPP satellite

E38323
Earth observation satellite research satellite weather 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.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Suomi NPP 1
VIIRS 2
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite ⓘ
research satellite ⓘ
weather satellite ⓘ
alternativeName NPP ⓘ
Suomi NPP satellite ⓘ
surface form: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
altitude approximately 824 kilometers ⓘ
bus BCP 2000 satellite bus ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Terra satellite ⓘ
surface form: CERES

CrIS ⓘ
OMPS ⓘ
Suomi NPP satellite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: VIIRS
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 Space Force Base ⓘ
surface form: Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
surface form: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
launchVehicle Delta rocket ⓘ
surface form: Delta II 7920-10C
localTimeOfDescendingNode 13:30 ⓘ
manufacturer Ball Aerospace ⓘ
surface form: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
mass approximately 2150 kilograms ⓘ
missionType Earth observation ⓘ
operational weather and climate monitoring ⓘ
namedAfter Verner E. Suomi ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
surface form: NOAA

Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
surface form: NOAA
status operational ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Suomi NPP satellite → alternativeName → Suomi NPP satellite ⓘ
subject surface form: Suomi NPP
this entity surface form: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
Joint Polar Satellite System → component → Suomi NPP satellite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suomi NPP
Joint Polar Satellite System → instrument → Suomi NPP satellite ⓘ
this entity surface form: VIIRS
Suomi NPP satellite → instrument → Suomi NPP satellite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Suomi NPP
this entity surface form: VIIRS