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OAS platform Detail for SNPP, meta_version: 2. Current meta_version is: 3
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| Name: | Suomi NPP |
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| Comments: | The NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) was renamed to Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) in honor of Verner E. Suomi, University of Wisconsin meteorologist, widely recognized as the "Father of Satellite Meteorology." Suomi NPP is the first next generation polar-orbiting satellite in the JPSS series, and is considered the bridge between NOAA's legacy polar satellite fleet, NASA's Earth observing missions and JPSS constellation. Launched in October 2011, Suomi NPP boasts five state-of-the-art instruments: (1) VIIRS, (2) CrIS, (3) ATMS, (4) OMPS, and (5) CERES FM5— which will be the similar instruments carried on JPSS-1. It has design life of five years and was launched with a Delta-II Mission Launch Vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Additional Information: http://www.jpss.noaa.gov/satellites.html#SNPP |
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| Metadata version: | 2 |
| Keydate: | 2014-05-09 10:30:38+00 |
| Editdate: | 2022-07-07 15:22:38+00 |