The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is our Nation’s next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA.

How does the globe look when the sun goes down? Scientists today unveiled unprecedented snapshots of Earth at Night. Global composite images, constructed from cloud-free nighttime images from the new NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite, were showcased at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting in San Francisco.

Information about our planet is vital for the ability to plan, predict, respond and protect our Nation’s lives and property. JPSS Science is critical to accomplishing this primary goal.

NOAA and NASA work together in a joint JPSS Program Office, which oversees the development of instruments, spacecraft, ground system and science. In addition to NOAA and NASA, JPSS is supported by a large number of contracting companies, academic institutions and research organizations.