CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Suomi NPP
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Full Name
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Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
aka NPP
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Status
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Currently being flown
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Mission Agencies
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NASA , NOAA
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Launch Date
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28 Oct 2011
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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Mar 2017
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EO Portal Info
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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101 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.7 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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824 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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13:30
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Repeat Cycle
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16 days
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Objectives and Applications
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5-year nominal mission life. Operational polar weather and climate measurements.
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Mission Measurements
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| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | OMPS, VIIRS |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | ATMS, CrIS |
| Atmospheric Winds | VIIRS |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | VIIRS |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | ATMS, VIIRS |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | ATMS |
| Ozone | OMPS |
| Radiation budget | CERES, VIIRS |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | CrIS |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | ATMS, CrIS, VIIRS |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | VIIRS |
| Soil moisture | VIIRS |
| Vegetation | VIIRS |
| Surface temperature (land) | ATMS, VIIRS |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | VIIRS |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | VIIRS |
| Ocean surface winds | ATMS |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | VIIRS |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | VIIRS |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | VIIRS |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | ATMS, VIIRS |
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Mission Instruments
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