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NOAA-N Prime Mission Overview
The NOAA-N Prime satellite is slated for launch by NASA on February 4th, 2009. Operated by NOAA, N Prime will be the last in the Television Infrared Observation Satellite Series (TIROS) that have been observing Earth's weather and environment for nearly 50 years. N Prime's main role will be to provide continuity of service until the launch of the next generation, highly advanced National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).

Brief overview of NOAA-N Prime mission.For complete transcript, click here.    Brief overview of NOAA-N Prime mission.

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Duration: 6.8 minutes
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Animation Number:10364
Completed:2009-02-02
Animator:Chris Meaney (HTSI) (Lead)
Producer:Silvia Stoyanova (UMBC)
Series:Narrated Movies
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Fire Management
DLESE >> Geology
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Human geography
SVS >> Hurricane
DLESE >> Natural hazards
SVS >> Remote Sensing
DLESE >> Structural geology
SVS >> Volcano
SVS >> Weather
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Solid Earth >> Volcanoes
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Tornados
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Fires
SVS >> Edited Feature
SVS >> NOAA
SVS >> Polar Spacecraft
 
 
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