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

Success ULA, Delta II 7920-10

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Mission

Earth Science · SSO

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…

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