SATELLITE SOURCE INDICATOR (SSS)
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Three-character abbreviation for the satellite which provided the
data from which the OSEI image was created.
If the image is
a "preview" image, the satellite source indicator has the letter
"L" appended to the end ("G9L", "N5L", etc.).
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Satellite
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Description
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G8
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 8,
commonly called GOES-8 and also referred to as GOES EAST.
For more information about GOES-8 from the NOAA Office of Satellite Operations,
click here.
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G9
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 9,
commonly called GOES-9 and also referred to as GOES WEST.
GOES-9 is no longer operational.
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G10
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 10,
commonly called GOES-10 and also referred to as GOES WEST.
For more information about GOES-10 from the NOAA Office of Satellite Operations,
click here.
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N2
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The polar-orbiting satellite commonly called NOAA-12 and also
referred to as the "morning" satellite. Data is received from the
satellite's principal sensor, the Advanced Very High
Resolution Radiometer.
NOAA-12 is no longer the operational "morning satellite". It has been
replaced by NOAA-15.
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N4
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The polar-orbiting satellite commonly called NOAA-14 and also
referred to as the "afternoon" satellite. Data is received from the
satellite's principal sensor, the Advanced Very High
Resolution Radiometer.
For more information about NOAA-14 from the NOAA Office of Satellite Operations,
click here
and scroll to the bottom of the page..
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N5
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The polar-orbiting satellite commonly called NOAA-15 and also
referred to as the "morning" satellite. Data is received from the
satellite's principal sensor, the Advanced Very High
Resolution Radiometer.
For more information about NOAA-15 from the NOAA Office of Satellite Operations,
click here
and scroll to the bottom of the page..
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N6
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The polar-orbiting satellite commonly called NOAA-16 and also
referred to as the "afternoon" satellite. Data is received from the
satellite's principal sensor, the Advanced Very High
Resolution Radiometer.
For more information about NOAA-16 from the NOAA Office of Satellite Operations,
click here
and scroll to the bottom of the page..
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MO
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Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS is the key instrument aboard the
Terra (EOS AM-1) satellite
For more information about MODIS from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
click here
and scroll to the bottom of the page..
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