Suomi NPP

E729827
Earth observation satellite artificial satellite

Suomi NPP is a joint NASA–NOAA Earth-observing satellite that serves as a bridge between earlier weather satellites and the modern Joint Polar Satellite System constellation.

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Observed surface forms (3)

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

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite ⓘ
artificial satellite ⓘ
alternativeName NPP NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership NERFINISHED ⓘ
bus BCP 2000 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataUser National Weather Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate research community ⓘ
environmental monitoring agencies ⓘ
designedLifetime 5 years ⓘ
inclination 98.7 degrees ⓘ
instrument ATMS NERFINISHED ⓘ
CERES NERFINISHED ⓘ
CrIS NERFINISHED ⓘ
OMPS NERFINISHED ⓘ
VIIRS NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchDate 2011-10-28 ⓘ
launchSite Space Launch Complex 2W NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchVehicle Delta II 7920-10C NERFINISHED ⓘ
localTimeOfDescendingNode 13:30 ⓘ
manufacturer Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. NERFINISHED ⓘ
mass about 2150 kilograms ⓘ
missionStart 2011 ⓘ
missionType climate research ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
operational weather forecasting ⓘ
namedAfter Verner E. Suomi NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
NOAA NERFINISHED ⓘ
orbitalPeriod about 101 minutes ⓘ
orbitRegime low Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
power about 2000 watts ⓘ
previousProgram POES NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryPurpose collect long-term climate data records ⓘ
provide operational weather data to forecasters ⓘ
program Joint Polar Satellite System NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesProduct Earth radiation budget measurements ⓘ
atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles ⓘ
global cloud imagery ⓘ
ozone measurements ⓘ
sea surface temperature data ⓘ
roleInProgram bridge mission between POES and JPSS ⓘ
spectralCoverage infrared ⓘ
microwave ⓘ
visible ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
successorProgram JPSS NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

JPSS → firstSatellite → Suomi NPP ⓘ
JPSS → includesSatellite → Suomi NPP ⓘ
NOAA-20 → predecessor → Suomi NPP ⓘ
JPSS-1 → successorTo → Suomi NPP ⓘ
Cross-track Infrared Sounder → usedOn → Suomi NPP ⓘ
CrIS → usedOn → Suomi NPP ⓘ
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder → usedOnSpacecraft → Suomi NPP ⓘ
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite → fliesOn → Suomi NPP ⓘ
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite → partOf → Suomi NPP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership mission
NPP → fullName → Suomi NPP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
NPP → alsoKnownAs → Suomi NPP ⓘ
JPSS constellation → hasSatellite → Suomi NPP ⓘ
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite → usedOnSpacecraft → Suomi NPP ⓘ
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite → usedOnProgram → Suomi NPP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite → firstFlownOn → Suomi NPP ⓘ
CERES → flownOn → Suomi NPP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suomi NPP satellite