Delta II JPSS-1 Rocket on Pad
At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, this panoramic view shows the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket at Space Launch Complex 2 from the gantry shortly after rollback. Preparations are underway to launch the Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1, spacecraft built by Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. of Boulder, Colorado. JPSS is the first in a series four next-generation environmental satellites in a collaborative program between the NOAA and NASA.
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VAFB-20171113-PH_GEB02_0001
Date Created
November 13, 2017
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KSC
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image
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NASA/Glenn Benson
Location
SLC-2
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