Joint Polar Satellite System
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The Joint Polar Satellite System is the latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites. JPSS will provide the global environmental data used in numerical weathe
Artist illustration of the Suomi NPP Satellite
Artist illustration of the NOAA-20 Satellite
Ball Aerospace performing integration and performance testing
Launch of Suomi NPP
NOAA-21
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NOAA-21, designated JPSS-2 prior to launch, is the second satellite in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 's latest series of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satell
Joint Polar Satellite System
…originally anticipated when the contract was awarded in 2010. On November 21, 2017, after reaching its final orbit, JPSS-1 was renamed NOAA-20. The third satellite has been launched on November 10, 2022 with two more satellites scheduled to be launched. In addition, the TSI Calibration Transfer Experiment, launched…
Launch of NOAA-21
Mosaic of images captured by the VIIRS instrument