Mission record
Atlas V 401 | JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2) & LOFTID
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
United Launch Alliance
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:49:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6337 ever
Go probability
95%
Mission
JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and NASA. JPSS-2 is one of five satellites that will comprise the JPSS constellation. These spacecraft gather global measurements of atmospheric, terrestrial and oceanic conditions, including sea and land surface temperatures, vegetation, clouds, rainfall, snow and ice cover, fire locations and smoke plumes, atmospheric temperature, water vapor and ozone. LOFTID is a tech demo for the inflatable heatshield technology. It will attempt to survive a reentry from orbit after JPSS 2 is separated. This test will validate the technology for various applications, such as landing large payloads on Mars and engine reuse on ULA’s Vulcan rocket.
Deployed payloads · 1