Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) has completed its pre-testing review which will lead to the agency performing electromagnetic interference and compatibility testing. A group of multi-disciplinary experts from NASA and NOAA, as well as a number of independent reviewers conducted the pre-environmental review of the five-instrument satellite. The review team assessed the satellite test activities completed to-date, the completeness and adequacy of the environmental test plans, and determined the satellite is ready to proceed with its environmental test campaign. Environmental Test flow includes vibration, acoustics, shock, electromagnetic interference and compatibility and thermal vacuum, and was scheduled to begin this month. The launch is slated for October 2011.Learn more at Yahoo.com.
NASA’s NPP Climate Satellite Prepares for EMC Testing
