Atlas 5 to launch second JPSS polar orbit weather satellite

NASA awarded a contract to United Launch Alliance March 3 for the launch of the second in a series of next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellites. The contract for the launch of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) 2 satellite comes among concerns that the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which operates such weather satellites, could be slashed in President Trump’s upcoming budget proposal. The contract covers the mid-2021 launch of the JPSS-2 satellite on an Atlas 5 401 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Mar 5)