jsc2021e048038
jsc2021e0480388 (10/22/2021) --- A preflight view of COWVR during TVAC Testing. Space Test Program-Houston 8-Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (STP-H8-COWVR) demonstrates on-orbit use of a new terrestrial microwave meteorological sensor. It is designed to deliver accurate sea surface wind direction and speed data that are critical to naval surface operations and forecasting and tracking hurricanes and typhoons. Image courtesy of JPL.
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October 22, 2021
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