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The scanning optics inside VIIRS includes a four mirror rotating telescope assembly (RTA) and a half angle mirror (HAM), rotating at half the speed of the RTA, which de-rotates the light before it enters the aft-optics assembly. The angle of incidence (AOI) on the HAM varies with scan angle; all of the other optical components in VIIRS have a fixed AOI with scan angle. In general, the reflectance of the HAM will vary with AOI. This parameter is difficult to quantify once in orbit and therefore must be characterized pre-launch. Ground measurements were performed in the summer of 2016 to determine the relative reflectance change of the instrument with scan angle, referred to as the response versus scan angle (RVS). This work will describe the RVS testing performed and the results obtained, including an atmospheric water vapor correction and an uncertainty analysis. Results indicate that the reflectance variation with scan angle is small for spectral bands between 0.4    \u03bc   m and 4    \u03bc   m (less than 2% over the full range of AOI); in contrast, the reflectance variation is between 3% and 10% for the spectral bands in the 8    \u03bc   m to 12    \u03bc   m range. Uncertainties are below 0.05% in the reflective solar spectral region and below 0.26% in the thermal emissive spectral region. 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