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JPSS-4
Status:
Future
Mission Category:
Inter-Agency Partnerships
Launch Date: 2027
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, NASA. This interagency effort is the latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous environmental satellites. JPSS-4 is the fourth spacecraft in the JPSS series.
JPSS-4 will carry the latest versions of the instruments: VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS, and OMPS. JPSS-4 will also carry the Libera instruments, the first NASA Earth Venture Continuity mission that was developed to provide continuity with the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiation Energy System (CERES) mission flying on NOAA’s JPSS satellites Suomi NPP and JPSS-1.
Historical Note: The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is a collaborative program between NOAA and NASA. JPSS is the civilian component of the former National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), which was reorganized in 2010.
Key JPSS-4 Facts
| Altitude:Distance from sea level. | 833km |
|---|---|
| Inclination: | 98.7° |
| Instruments: |
ATMS (Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder)
CrIS (Cross-Track Infrared Sounder)
OMPS (Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite)
VIIRS (Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite)
Libera |