Engineers prepare to remove the CERES instrument from the Radiometric Calibration Chamber following the completion of thermal vacuum testing at Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility.
Engineers prepare to remove the CERES instrument from the Radiometric Calibration Chamber following the completion of thermal vacuum testing at Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility in Redondo Beach, Calif. This sensor will be integrated onto NOAA’s JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite System) spacecraft, scheduled for launch in 2017. More info: http://www.jpss.noaa.gov/ceres.html Credit: Northrop Grumman Corporation