WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NASA will present protection of the upcoming prelaunch and launch actions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) know-how demonstration.
Liftoff is scheduled at 1:25 a.m. PST (4:25 a.m. EST) Thursday, Nov. 10, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Joint Polar Satellite System is the most recent era of NOAA’s polar-orbiting environmental satellites. JPSS will seize knowledge to tell climate forecasts, serving to scientists predict and put together for excessive climate occasions.
After JPSS-2 safely reaches orbit, LOFTID will comply with a re-entry trajectory from low-Earth orbit to reveal the inflatable warmth protect’s skill to decelerate and survive re-entry. The know-how could possibly be additional developed to help crewed and huge robotic missions to locations corresponding to Mars, Venus, and Titan, in addition to returning heavier payloads to Earth.
Live launch protection will start at 3:45 a.m. EST (12:45 a.m. PST) on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the company’s web site, with further occasions starting Tuesday, Nov. 8. Watch protection on the company’s web site at:
Full mission protection is as follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 8
5:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. PST) – NASA will maintain a science briefing to debate the JPSS-2 and LOFTID missions. The company will livestream audio of the media teleconference on its website.
Participants embrace:
- Jordan Gerth, meteorologist and satellite tv for pc scientist, NOAA’s National Weather Service
- Jim Gleason, senior venture scientist, NASA JPSS, NASA
- Satya Kalluri, program scientist, NOAA JPSS Program
- Heather Kilcoyne, floor venture supervisor, NOAA JPSS
- Joe Del Corso, LOFTID venture supervisor, NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia
Media might request the dial-in quantity and passcode by contacting the Kennedy newsroom no later than 2:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 8, at: [email protected]. To ask questions through the teleconference, media should RSVP. NASA’s media accreditation policy is on the market on-line.
Media and the general public additionally might ask questions through the occasion utilizing #JPSS2 and #LOFTID.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
11 p.m. EST (8 p.m. PST) – NASA Edge will host the JPSS-2 and LOFTID Tower Rollback Show that may air dwell on NASA TV and YouTube.
NASA TV Launch Coverage
NASA TV dwell protection will start at 3:45 a.m. EST (12:45 a.m. PST) Thursday, Nov. 10. For NASA TV downlink data, schedules, and hyperlinks to streaming video, go to:
Audio solely of the information conferences and launch protection might be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which can be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, or 7135. On launch day, “mission audio,” countdown actions with out NASA TV launch commentary, might be carried on 321-867-7135. A “tech feed” of the launch with out NASA TV commentary might be carried on the NASA TV media channel.
Public Participation
Members of the general public nonetheless have time to register to attend the JPSS-2 and LOFTID launch just about. The digital visitor program for this mission contains curated launch assets, notifications about associated alternatives or modifications, and a stamp for the digital visitor passport following a profitable launch.
JPSS-2 and LOFTID Virtual Social
The digital social for JPSS-2 and LOFTID continues, and we invite the general public to hitch into the joy of digital social media occasion hosted on Facebook.com/NASA. Continue to comply with and work together with NASA, NOAA, and different crew members in real-time, and watch the launch of the ULA Atlas V rocket that may increase JPSS-2 for its journey into orbit. Join the dialog on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtags #JPSS2 and #LOFTID. Continue following the mission on-line at:
Twitter: @NASA, @NOAA, @NOAASatellites, @NASASocial, @NASA_LSP, @NASAKennedy, @NASAEarth, @NASAGoddard, @NASALangley, @NASA_Technology, @ULALaunch, @SLDelta30
Facebook: NASA, NOAA Satellites, NASA LSP, NASA Kennedy, NASA Earth, NASA_Langley, NASA Technology
Instagram: NASA, NASA Kennedy, NOAA Satellites, NASAEarth, NASA_Langley
For extra details about the launch of JPSS-2, together with countdown protection, go to:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/jpss-2/
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