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Delta II 7920-10 | JPSS 1 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 1)

United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 2W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
JPSS 1 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 1)
Type
Earth Science
Target orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Weather probability
100% go

From a 512-mile orbit, tilted 98.7 degrees to the equator and traveling pole-to-pole, the craft will provide imagery, atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles, and land and ocean surface temperature observations, all of which are key ingredients for weather forecasting. In addition, the satellite will measure ozone levels and reflected solar radiation from the planet.JPSS 1 will survey the entire globe twice per day with five sensor packages.The satellite will replace the existing Suomi NPP spacecraft that launched in 2011 for a five-year mission as a gapfiller between NOAA’s legacy weather satellite constellation and the new JPSS generation.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Delta II 7920-10
Family
Delta
Variant
7920-10
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles