Atlas V 401 | JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2) & LOFTID
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2) & LOFTID
JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and NASA. JPSS-2 is one of five satellites that will comprise the JPSS constellation. These spacecraft gather global measurements of atmospheric, terrestrial and oceanic conditions, including sea and land surface temperatures, vegetation, clouds, rainfall, snow and ice cover, fire locations and smoke plumes, atmospheric temperature, water vapor and ozone. LOFTID is a tech demo for the inflatable heatshield technology. It will attempt to survive a reentry from orbit after JPSS 2 is separated. This test will validate the technology for various applications, such as landing large payloads on Mars and engine reuse on ULA’s Vulcan rocket.
Atlas V 401
Height 58.30 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 4950 kg
Liftoff Thrust 3827 kN
Diameter 3.80 Meters
Mass To LEO 9050 kg
Liftoff Mass 590 Tonnes
Launch Success 41
Consecutive Success 41
Maiden Flight 2002-08-21
Launch Failures 0
Updates
SwGustav
2022-11-10T11:05:38+0000
Successful deployment and health confirmation of JPSS 2; successful separation of LOFTID thus completing the launch vehicle's mission
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-11-10T09:49:44+0000
Liftoff
SwGustav
2022-11-10T09:49:23+0000
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-11-10T09:27:26+0000
Hold released
SwGustav
2022-11-10T09:27:14+0000
New T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-11-10T09:15:34+0000
Extended hold due to Centaur valve issue.
SwGustav
2022-11-10T08:46:49+0000
Coverage live
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-11-04T02:21:43+0000
Rescheduled for November 10
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-10-29T18:40:22+0000
NET November 9
Jay
2022-10-29T13:28:40+0000
Weather 40% GO per prelaunch press briefing
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-10-10T03:12:22+0000
Added launch window
Nosu
2022-06-04T08:37:57+0000
NET November 1
Programs
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions
NASA's large strategic science missions or large strategic missions, formerly known as Flagship missions or Flagship-class missions, are the costliest and most capable NASA science spacecraft. Flagship missions exist within all four divisions of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD): the astrophysics, Earth science, heliophysics and planetary science divisions.
Related Events
NASA LOFTID First Results Media Briefing
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NASA will host a media briefing to share early results from the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) technology demonstration.
JPSS-2 Science and Technology Briefing
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NASA and NOAA will hold a joint media briefing about the science and technology demonstration of the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission.
JPSS-2 Pre-Launch News Conference
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NASA and NOAA will hold a joint news conference ahead of the launch of the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission.
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