How Suomi NPP satellite orbits Earth and captures and transmits information home
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 06:00
in Astronomy & Space
These images illustrate how the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite, a joint NASA/NOAA mission launched in 2011, circles Earth from pole-to-pole in a sun-synchronous orbit, with passes crossing the equator at the same local time.