Suomi NPP
Sign in to saveAlso known as NPOESS Preparatory Project, Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
American weather satellite
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Within Vinony's link graph, Suomi NPP is referenced by 238 other articles, and connects out to BeiDou, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Vinony files it under Earth observation satellites of the United States, NASA satellites orbiting Earth and Source attribution.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- weather satellite
- Part of
- Joint Polar Satellite System
- Named after
- Verner E. Suomi
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 1400
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace & Technologies
- Official website
- science.nasa.gov/mission/suomi-npp
- Image
- Suomi NPP satellite.jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- Commons category
- Suomi NPP
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2011-10-28
- space launch vehicle
- Delta II
- carries scientific instrument
- Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System
- type of orbit
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- powered by
- photovoltaic system
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Vandenberg Space Force Base
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Information Gathering Satellite
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NPOESS
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BSAT-3c
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Earth
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North America
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California
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aluminium
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NASA
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UTC
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atmosphere of Earth
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infrared radiation
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solar energy
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public domain
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eclipse
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ozone layer
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troposphere
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United States Air Force
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