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2003 · United States Air Force

Coriolis

successTitan II SLV | Coriolis

The Coriolis / Windsat / SMEI three-year mission will provide Defense Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather data users with important ocean wind and solar wind measurements -- improving forecasting around the globe while building important knowledge that will be used in developing the next generation of Polar-orbiting environmental satellites.

Overview

Date / time
January 6, 2003 at 02:19 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4W
Mission
Coriolis
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Titan II SLV →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

CORIOLIS
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