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