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NOAA-21/J2 Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

News and Documents	VIIRS Performance and Monitoring	Data and Software
NOAA-21 VIIRS 1st light high resolution image (120MB)	J2 VIIRS Spectral Response Functions	NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) VIIRS SDR/L1B download (NRT/Reprocessed)
VIIRS FAQ	NOAA-21 Daily Orbit Predictions	VIIRS data on NOAA CLASS Archive
VIIRS Users Guide	Validation Site Time Series	VIIRS Near Real Time Global Map (JSTAR Mapper)
VIIRS Calibration ATBD	Standardized Calibration Parameters	VIIRS Near Real Time Full Resolution Regional Validation Sites
VIIRS data for beginners	VIIRS Geolocation Validation	Global Validation Site
VIIRS Applications		VIIRS Image Gallery
VIIRS SDR Data Format		VIIRS Software Tools
About VIIRS		Planck Calculator for Infrared/Passive Microwave Remote Sensing
VIIRS Publications
VIIRS special issue in Remote Sensing
VIIRS in Action in Alaska

Mission Notice:

JPSS-2 Launched at 1:25 a.m. PST (4:25 a.m. EST) Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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