{"id":66758,"date":"2017-11-20T19:38:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T11:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-ula-launch-jpss-1-weather-satellite-for-noaa\/"},"modified":"2017-11-20T19:38:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T11:38:42","slug":"nasa-ula-launch-jpss-1-weather-satellite-for-noaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-ula-launch-jpss-1-weather-satellite-for-noaa\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA, ULA Launch JPSS 1 Weather Satellite for NOAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><strong>NASA<\/strong> has successfully launched for the <strong>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/strong> (NOAA) the first in a series of four polar-orbiting satellites, equipped with next-generation technology and designed to improve the accuracy of U.S. weather forecasts out to seven days. The Joint Polar Satellite System 1 (JPSS 1) lifted off on a <strong>United Launch Alliance<\/strong> Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base,&nbsp;California, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 18.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 63 minutes after launch, the solar arrays on JPSS 1 deployed and the spacecraft was operating on its own power. JPSS 1 will be renamed NOAA 20 when it reaches its final orbit<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Following a three-month checkout and validation of its five advanced instruments, the satellite will become operational.<\/p>\n<p>JPSS 1 will join the joint NOAA\/NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite in the same orbit and provide meteorologists with observations of atmospheric temperature and moisture, clouds, sea-surface temperature, ocean color, sea ice cover, volcanic ash, and fire detection. The data will improve weather forecasting, such as predicting a hurricane\u2019s track, and will help agencies involved with post-storm recovery by visualizing storm damage and the geographic extent of power outages.<\/p>\n<p>JPSS 1 has five instruments, each of which is significantly upgraded from the instruments on NOAA\u2019s previous polar-orbiting satellites. The more-detailed observations from JPSS will allow forecasters to make more accurate predictions. JPSS 1 data will also improve recognition of climate patterns that influence the weather, such as El Nino and La Nina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ball Aerospace<\/strong> designed and built the JPSS 1 satellite bus and Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite instrument, integrated all five of the spacecraft\u2019s instruments and performed satellite-level testing and launch support. <strong>Raytheon<\/strong> built the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite and the Common Ground System. <strong>Harris<\/strong> built the Cross-track Infrared Sounder, while <strong>Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems<\/strong> built the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder and the Clouds and the Earth\u2019s Radiant Energy System instrument.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to JPSS 1, this mission includes five CubeSats which launched from dispensers mounted to the Delta 2 second stage. The miniaturized satellites will conduct research in 3D-printed polymers for in-space manufacturing, weather data collection, bit flip memory testing, radar calibration and the effects of space radiation on electronic components.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has successfully launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the first in a series of four polar-orbiting satellites, equipped with next-generation technology and designed to improve the accuracy of U.S. weather forecasts out to seven days. 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