NOAA / NASA

JPSS

SSO824 kmWeather

TRACKING23 of 3 satellites

ALTITUDE824 km

ORBITSSO

LIVE

3LAUNCHES

SSOORBIT

824 kmALTITUDE

WeatherPURPOSE

Oct 1972FIRST LAUNCH

MASS2,540 kg

ALTITUDE824 km

INCLINATION98.7°

ORBIT TYPESSO

COUNTRYUSA

JPSS is a weather satellite operated by NOAA / NASA. It operates in SSO orbit at 824 km altitude. 3 deployment launches are tracked on Space Launch Live.

ABOUT JPSS

NOAA’s polar-orbiting weather satellites providing critical atmospheric and oceanic data for weather forecasting.

SPECIFICATIONS

⚖Mass2,540 kg (5,601 lbs)

▲Altitude824 km (512 mi)

∠Inclination98.7°

◯OrbitSSO

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DEPLOYMENT HISTORY (3 LAUNCHES)

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

Nov 18, 2017SUCCESSDelta II

Delta 0300 | NOAA 3

Nov 6, 1973SUCCESSDelta 0300

Delta 0300 | NOAA 2

Oct 15, 1972SUCCESSDelta 0300

LAUNCH VEHICLES USED

Delta 0300 →

2 launches

Delta II →

1 launches

🚀 DEPLOYMENT LAUNCH

Delta II 7920-10 | JPSS 1 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 1)Nov 18, 2017