Advanced Earth-monitoring JPSS-2 satellite is 'go' for liftoff on Nov. 1

A powerful weather satellite is all set to launch early Tuesday morning (Nov. 1) — provided the weather cooperates. The Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite, or JPSS-2 for short, and its United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket passed their launch readiness review, mission team members announced on Friday (opens in new tab) (Oct. 28). More

(Source: Space.com - Oct 31)