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2016 · Orbital ATK

8 x CYGNSS

successPegasus XL | 8 x CYGNSS

CYGNSS or Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System is a NASA developed system to improve hurricane forecasting. It is a constellation of 8 small observation satellites, 27.5 kg each, that will make accurate measurements of ocean surface winds in and near the eye of the storm throughout the lifecycle of tropical cyclones, typhoons & hurricanes.

Overview

Date / time
December 15, 2016 at 01:37 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Mission
8 x CYGNSS
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Pegasus XL →
Launch provider
Orbital ATK →

Payloads deployed · 8

CYGFM01
LEO
CYGFM02
LEO
CYGFM03
LEO
CYGFM04
LEO
CYGFM05
LEO
CYGFM06
LEO
CYGFM07
LEO
CYGFM08
LEO