Titan II SLV | Coriolis
Status: Success | Launched: Jan 06, 2003 14:19 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Titan II SLV — Titan family
Mission
The Coriolis / Windsat / SMEI three-year mission will provide Defense Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather data users with important ocean wind and solar wind measurements -- improving forecasting around the globe while building important knowledge that will be used in developing the next generation of Polar-orbiting environmental satellites.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 4W
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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