NASA 'eyes' arrival of new NOAA weather satellite's 1st instrument

NASA 'eyes' arrival of new NOAA weather satellite's 1st instrument

Space Daily

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Gilbert AZ (SPX) Sep 07, 2020

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the first instrument for NOAA's next polar-orbiting weather satellite, arrived at Northrop Grumman's spacecraft facility in Gilbert, Arizona, last week to be integrated with Joint Polar Satellite System 2 (JPSS-2). The third satellite of the JPSS series, NOAA's JPSS-2 is preparing for launch in 2022 to continue the critical flow of wea

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