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When will NASA launch NPP satellite?

When will NASA launch NPP satellite?

Asked by: growthy in Science » Space
Settled on 10/28/2011 21:16 Settled by Super Usergotmick
Winning option: or before October 2011 A Delta 2 rocket carrying the NASA satellite lifted off shortly before 3 a.m. from the central California coast. The satellite separated from the rocket about an hour after launching, unfurled its solar panels and headed toward an orbit 500 miles above Earth.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/earth-observing-satellite-blasts-off-14832198

Predictions

At or before October 2011
November 2011
December 2011
After 2011 or never

Background

The National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) is a joint mission involving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) and the NPOESS Integrated Program Office (IPO).

The NPP mission collects and distributes remotely-sensed land, ocean, and atmospheric data to the meteorological and global climate change communities as the responsibility for these measurements transitions from existing Earth-observing missions such as Aqua, Terra and Aura, to the NPOESS. It will provide atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity sounding, land and ocean biological productivity, and cloud and aerosol properties.

http://jointmission.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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   Super UserJosef Biesenberger

finally the made it:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/231901914

   Super UserJosef Biesenberger

countdown on:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NPP/mission_overview/index.html

   Super Userkruijs

Spacecraft: NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project)
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2
Launch Date: Oct. 25, 2011
Launch Window: 2:48:01 a.m. - 2:57:11 a.m. PDT

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=38488

   purple_mary

anyone watch the NASA's late dissappointing release about some microbe, bla bla! NASA tell us there are aliens around us, especially grey who work for US government. Is it conspiracy? you bet?!

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