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The Launch Site

The Launch Site: + Go to the NASA NPP portal for launch site photos

NPP satellite photo

Completion of the NPP Satellite: NPP Satellite at the Ball Aerospace facility.; Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace; + web view | + hi res

NPP satellite photo

The VIIRS Sensor: Developed by Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems; Photo courtesy of Raytheon; + web view | + hi res

NPP satellite photo

Post Thermal-Vac Testing: NPP Satellite at the Ball Aerospace facility.; Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace; + web view | + hi res

NPP satellite photo

Solar Array: NPP Satellite at the Ball Aerospace facility.; Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace; + web view

The NPP satellite vertical in the cleanroom after EMI

NPP Satellite Photo

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View Two

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View Three

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View Four

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View Five

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Ball Aerospace's NPP weather satellite for NASA undergoes thermal vacuum testing

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NPP satellite photo

Satellite in EMI chamber: Electro Magnetic Interference testing of the NPP Satellite at the Ball Aerospace facility.; Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace; + web view | + hi res

NPP satellite photo

Satellite in EMI chamber: Electro Magnetic Interference testing of the NPP Satellite at the Ball Aerospace facility.; Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace; + web view | + hi res

Solar Array Partial Deploy Test

Solar Array Partial Deploy Test: Ball Aerospace technicians perform a pop-and-catch partial deploy of NPP's solar array during this week's successful pre-environmental review in advance of flight environmental testing. This is one of the final satellite activities being done prior to the Vibration testing, the first phase of environmental test.; Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace; + web view | + hi res

NPP satellite photo

Ball Completes Integration of CrIS Sensor: Ball Aerospace has completed integration and performance testing of the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instrument.; Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace; + web view

NPP satellite photo

NPP Spacecraft Under Development: NPP in the clean room.; Photo courtesy of Ball Aerospace; + web view | + hi res

NPP satellite photo

NPP- VIIRS integration: Ball Aerospace Begins Integration of VIIRS for NPOESS Preparatory Satellite; + web view | + hi res

NPP satellite photo

VIIRS integration begins: The final instrument to fly aboard NASA's National Preparatory Project (NPP) weather satellite has been installed and is preparing for integration.; + web view | + hi res

NPP satellite photo

CrIS Arrives: The CrIS Instrument arrives.; + web view| + hi res

NPP satellite photo

CrIS integration begins for NPP: The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft will employ a modified Ball Commercial Platform 2000 to accommodate NPP's four instruments.; + web view | + hi res

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