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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, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Cape Canaveral
Air launch to orbit
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.456°N
- Longitude
- 80.528°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
0%
GO
ConstrainedNo active constraints
Weather Rules
No formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
01:21 PM UTC - 02:21 PM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.

