NASA & NOAA to Launch Weather Satellite Tuesday

NASA is set to launch the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) into orbit on on Tuesday, November 1st from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on an Atlas V 401 rocket! JPSS-2 is the third satellite in a polar satellite series and partnership between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Polar satellites focus on the entire earth, moving from North to South Pole and seeing the same spot on Earth 2x/day – once during the day, the second at night. More

(Source: WeatherNation - Oct 27)