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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
Launch vehicle
Minotaur IV →
Launch provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems →