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EWS OD-1
TBD
NET JUNE 2027
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE SYSTEMS
Launch
Launch date
NET June 2027
Launch time
TBD
NET June 2027
Status
TBD
Probability
—
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Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
Northrop Grumman Space SystemsRocket
Minotaur IVPad
Space Launch Complex 8Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAMission type
Earth ScienceOrbit
Sun-Synchronous OrbitOrbital launch of the year
#53Northrop Grumman Space Systems launch of the year
#1Launch from this pad
#11Mission
The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) Operational Demonstration-1 (OD-1) is a weather satellite for the United States Space Force. It is a prototype satellite made by General Atomics that will be place in LEO for a three-year demonstration mission of new EO/IR sensor technologies to various US military branches, and to act as a stop-gap for Defense Department needs for weather data.
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