Notional Payloads to Satisfy NPOESS Requirements
* Critical payload - Failure constitutes need to replace satellite
Visible/IR Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)* X X X (AVHRR) X
Cross-track IR Sounder (CrIS)* X X (IASI/HIRS) X
Conical MW Imager/Sounder (CMIS)* X X
Ozone Mapper/Profiler Suite (OMPS) X X (GOME)
GPS Occultation Sensor (GPSOS) X X X (GRAS)
Space Environmental Sensor Suite (SESS) X X X (SEM)
Advanced Technology MW Sounder (ATMS)* X X (AMSU/MHS) X
Data Collection System (DCS) X X X
Search and Rescue (SARSAT) X X
Earth Radiation Budget Sensor X
Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS) X
Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) X