Officials Hail NPP Satellite Launch
"Now the future of NPP starts and we look forward to NPP touching the rest of the world," Schwer said.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expected to use the data from NPP as part of its weather forecasting.
NPP will "make America a more weather-ready nation," said Mary Glackin, NOAA's deputy undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere.
The NPP spacecraft was launched on-time at 5:48 a.m. EDT.