NPP VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the United States’ newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on November 21, 2011. This image above shows a broad swath of eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Cuba.
![VIIRS swath mapped on a globe VIIRS swath mapped on a globe](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
VIIRS swath mapped on a globe
![Zoom in on the first-light VIIRs image Zoom in on the first-light VIIRs image](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Zoom in on the first-light VIIRs image
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This page was originally published on Thursday, November 24, 2011.
This page was last updated on Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:15 AM EDT.