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Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the Nation's new generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its acquisition agent, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This interagency effort is the latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous environmental satellites. (Source: NOAA)

Launch Date

November 2017

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The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the Nation's new generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its acquisition agent, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This interagency effort is the latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous environmental satellites. (Source: NOAA)

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2024. "Version 1 NOAA-20/OMPS Nadir Mapper total column SO2 product: continuation of NASA long-term global data record.", Earth System Science Data, 16 (9): 4291-4309 [10.5194/essd-16-4291-2024] [Journal Article/Letter]

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2024. "Pre-Launch Polarization Assessment of JPSS-3 and -4 VIIRS VNIR Bands and Comparison with Previous Builds.", Remote Sensing, 16 (12): 2178 [10.3390/rs16122178] [Journal Article/Letter]