Weather
NOAA 20 (JPSS-1)
OperationalWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- November 18, 2017 at 09:47 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Delta II 7920-10 →
- Operator
- United Launch Alliance
- Mission
- JPSS 1 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 1)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 827 km
- Periapsis
- 827 km
- Inclination
- 98.78°
- Orbital period
- 101.44 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program)
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 2,294 kg
- Design lifetime
- 7 years
- Detailed purpose
- Meteorology
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2017-073A
- NORAD catalog №
- 43013
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational