It is sun synchronous which means that the satellite always passes the same point on earth at the same local time.
Satellite image of north america at night.
A global composite image constructed using cloud free night images from a new nasa and national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa satellite shows the glow of natural and human built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before.
Explore the world in real time launch web map in new window noaa satellite maps latest 3d scene this high resolution imagery is provided by geostationary weather satellites permanently stationed more than 22 000 miles above the earth.
Previously known as flash earth.
Zoom earth shows live weather satellite images updated in near real time and the best high resolution aerial views of the earth in a fast zoomable map.
The satellite orbits at an altitude of 705 kilometers above the earth in a near polar orbit around the earth from north pole to south pole.
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This image of north and south america at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the suomi npp satellite in april and october 2012.
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Shown below is a famous nasa image that is often called a satellite photo of earth at night it isn t really a photo instead it is an image that was compiled using data from a sensor aboard the nasa noaa suomi national polar orbiting partnership satellite launched in 2011.
The new data was mapped over existing blue marble imagery of earth to provide a realistic view of the planet.
Unless otherwise noted the images linked from this page are located on servers at the satellite products and services division spsd of the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis.
Use this web map to zoom in on real time weather patterns developing around the world.
Scientists unveiled today an unprecedented new look at our planet at night.