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NPP VideoCredit : [Conceptual Image Lab] NPP Spacecraft
An artist concept of the polar-orbiting NPP spacecraft flying over the North Pole.
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NPP VideoCredit : [Conceptual Image Lab] NPP Launch
This animation shows the NPP satellite launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Delta II rocket, followed by all stages of deployment and orbit positioning.
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NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Animation
This animation is an artist rendition of the NPP polar-orbiting satellite and it shows the spacecraft looking at a hurricane.
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NPP satellite illustration
Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
This animation highlights the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). VIIRS is one of the five instruments on board NPP and it's a follow on to the MODIS instrument. VIIRS collects visible/infrared imagery and radiometric data. Data types include atmospheric, clouds, earth radiation budget, clear-air land/water surfaces, sea surface temperature, ocean color, and low light visible imagery.
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NPP satellite illustration
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS)
An artist rendering highlighting the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) on board NPP. ATMS provides sounding observations needed to retrieve profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture for civilian operational weather forecasting as well as continuity of these measurements for climate monitoring purposes.
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NPP satellite illustration
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES)
An artist rendering highlighting the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument on board NPP. The long-term CERES data set will provide a basis for scientific understanding of the mechanisms and factors such as cloud/climate feedback that determine long-term climate variations and trends.
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Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS)
An artist rendering highlighting The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on board NPP. CrIS will produce high-resolution, three-dimensional temperature, pressure, and moisture profiles. These profiles will be used to enhance weather forecasting models, and they will facilitate both short- and long-term weather forecasting. Over longer timescales, they will help improve understanding of climate phenomena such as El Nino and La Nina.
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NPP satellite illustration
Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite (OMPS)
An artist concept of the OMPS instrument on board NPP. OMPS is an advanced suite of three hyperspectral instruments, extends the 25-plus year total-ozone and ozone-profile records. These records are used by ozone-assessment researchers and policy makers to track the health of the ozone layer.
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NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Still
Artist Illustration of the NPP Satellite
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NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Still
Artist Illustration of the NPP Satellite
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NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Still
Artist Illustration of the NPP Satellite
+ web view | + hi res
NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Still
Artist Illustration of the NPP Satellite
+ web view | + hi res
NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Still
Artist Illustration of the NPP Satellite
+ web view | + hi res
NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Still
Artist Illustration of the NPP Satellite
+ web view | + hi res
NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Still
Artist Illustration of the NPP Satellite
+ web view | + hi res
NPP satellite illustration
NPP Beauty Pass Still
Artist Illustration of the NPP Satellite
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Credit : Ryan Zuber, Scientific Visualization Studio

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