Solar energy sensor restored to first NPOESS satellite

The tri-agency committee that oversees the civil/military National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) has agreed to restore the Total Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS) to the first NPOESS spacecraft. TSIS and several other climate-related sensors were cut from NPOESS in...

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