KSC-2009-1369
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The latest polar-orbiting operational environmental weather satellite developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, called NOAA-N Prime, is moved into a NASA payload processing facility to be prepared for a Feb. 4 launch. NOAA-N Prime, built by Lockheed Martin, is similar to NOAA-N launched on May 20, 2005.
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KSC-2009-1369
Date Created
November 4, 2008
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KSC
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Vandenberg AFB, CA
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