T-minus
203days
09hrs
47min
02sec
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#7481 ever
Mission
The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) Operational Demonstration-1 (OD-1) is a weather satellite for the United States Space Force. It is a prototype satellite made by General Atomics that will be place in LEO for a three-year demonstration mission of new EO/IR sensor technologies to various US military branches, and to act as a stop-gap for Defense Department needs for weather data.