Photo: Jeff Caplan, Langley Research Centre, NASA · Public domain (US government)

Pegasus XL | 8 x CYGNSS

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Mission

Earth Science · LEO

CYGNSS or Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System is a NASA developed system to improve hurricane forecasting. It is a constellation of 8 small observation satellites, 27.5 kg each, that will make accurate measurements of ocean surface winds in and near the eye of the storm throughout the…

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