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8 x CYGNSS
Pegasus XLOrbital ATKCape Canaveral
Thursday, December 15, 2016 · 01:37 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Pegasus XL
Profile →The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilogr...
Height17.6 m
LEO Payload443 kg
Launches6
Successes6
Mission Brief
CYGNSS or Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System is a NASA developed system to improve hurricane forecasting. It is a constellation of 8 small observation satellites, 27.5 kg each, that will make accurate measurements of ocean surface winds in and near the eye of the storm throughout the lifecycle of tropical cyclones, typhoons & hurricanes.
Payload8 x CYGNSS
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerOrbital ATK
Stages3
PadCape Canaveral, Air launch to orbit
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, N/A
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Cape Canaveral, Air launch to orbit
28.456°N, 80.528°W
Weather
- Condition
- No formal weather concerns published
- Temperature
- N/A
- Wind
- N/A
- GO Probability
- 0%
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
