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NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Government Programs (Non-Canadian)
  • Spacecraft
OBS

The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is a satellite system used to monitor global environmental conditions, and collect and disseminate data related to: weather, atmosphere, oceans, land and near-space environment. In 1994, it was recognized that converging the existing polar systems from the Department of Commerce (DoC) and Department of Defense (DoD) would result in a more cost effective and higher performance integrated system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes gouvernementaux non canadiens
  • Engins spatiaux
Key term(s)
  • Système opérationnel américain d'observation de l'environnement en orbite polaire

Spanish

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