Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1’.
TBD
Status: To Be Determined
Class: normal
Launch T0: May 31, 2025, midnight
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
EWS OD-1 (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Northrop Grumman Space Systems |
Rocket |
Minotaur IV |
Location |
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 8 |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (May 31, 2025).
Launch statistics
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