Delta II JPSS-1 Final Fueling Configuration
NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1, remains wrapped in a protective covering after removal from its shipping container at the Astrotech Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The spacecraft is being prepared for its upcoming liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-2W. JPSS-1 is the first in a series four next-generation environmental satellites in a collaborative program between NOAA and NASA.
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VAFB-20170925-PH_RNS01_0003
Date Created
September 25, 2017
Center
KSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Rodney Speed
Location
Astrotech
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