2027 · Northrop Grumman Space Systems
EWS OD-1
upcomingMinotaur IV | EWS OD-1
The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) Operational Demonstration-1 (OD-1) is a weather satellite for the United States Space Force. It is a prototype satellite made by General Atomics that will be place in LEO for a three-year demonstration mission of new EO/IR sensor technologies to various US military branches, and to act as a stop-gap for Defense Department needs for weather data.
Overview
- Date / time
- June 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- upcoming
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 8
- Mission
- EWS OD-1
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit