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Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder

The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument will fly on the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System. The ATMS sensor measures water content at various altitudes of the atmosphere.

The design leverages the following technologies:

  • InP foundry process
  • LNA MMICs (nine unique designs)
  • K, Ka, W and V-band receiver modules

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