Successful deployment and health confirmation of JPSS 2; successful separation of LOFTID thus completing the launch vehicle's mission
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JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2) & LOFTID
Atlas V 401
Historical mission record
This page records Atlas V 401 | JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2) & LOFTID and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas V 401
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 3E
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
- Programs
- NASA Large Strategic Science Missions
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 401
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
- Height
- 58.3 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 41
- First flight
- 2002-08-21
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Mission coverage
Launch of JPSS-2 Weather Satellite & LOFTID Mars Tech Demo (Official NASA Broadcast) ↗Further reading
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