Examples of Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites: Terra & Aqua
Examples of Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites: Terra & Aqua
Examples of Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites: Terra & Aqua
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Current status and follow-on satellites (NPP)<strong>Terra</strong> and <strong>Aqua</strong> satellites had already expired their intended and designed lifetimewhich are around 6 years each. But their superior engineering and optimaloperations have allowed their service which is continuing today.NPP satellite which is planned to be launched in late 2011 will be a gap fillerbetween the EOS <strong>Terra</strong> & <strong>Aqua</strong> satellites and future operational NPOESS-likesatellites.VIIRS instrument which will be flying on-board the NPP satellite will have someheritage from MODIS with less number <strong>of</strong> spectral channels but an overall finerspatial resolution.15-19 March '10 Alanya, Turkiye 31
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