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Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite

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Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite

Summary

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite is a space instrument[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (space_instrument category, ranking #10 of 76).[2]

Key Facts

  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's instance of is recorded as space instrument[3].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's manufacturer is recorded as Raytheon[4].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's subclass of is recorded as whisk broom scanner[5].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's subclass of is recorded as radiometer[6].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's part of is recorded as Suomi NPP[7].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's part of is recorded as NOAA-20[8].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's part of is recorded as NOAA-21[9].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's Commons category is recorded as Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)[10].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0swp26s[11].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's official website is recorded as https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/our-satellites/currently-flying/joint-polar-satellite-system/visible-infrared-imaging-radiometer-suite-viirs[12].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+280'}[13].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777701342[14].
  • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2777701342[15].

Body

Geography

Part of include Suomi NPP[7], a weather satellite[16]; NOAA-20[8], a weather satellite[17]; and NOAA-21[9], a weather satellite[18].

Designation and Status

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite's instance of is recorded as space instrument[3].

Why It Matters

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (space_instrument category, ranking #10 of 76).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

NOAA-20 NOAA-21 Raytheon Suomi NPP

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . jpss.noaa.gov. jpss.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . jpss.noaa.gov. jpss.noaa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_visible-infrared-imaging-radiometer-suite_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/visible-infrared-imaging-radiometer-suite}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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