Delta II JPSS-1 Spacecraft Arrival and Offload
Inside the Astrotech Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians and engineers have completed removal of the Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1 from it shipping container. JPSS is the first in a series four next-generation environmental satellites in a collaborative program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. The satellite is scheduled to liftoff Nov. 10, 2017 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket.
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VAFB-20170901-PH_TMT01_0051
Date Created
September 1, 2017
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KSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Timothy Trenkle
Location
Vandenberg Air force Base, CA
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