Mission Overview
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.
Payloads
1
Type
Earth Science
Vehicle
Minotaur IV
Window
12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC
Rocket
NO
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Launch Site
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA