(AGENPARL) – mar 08 novembre 2022 November 07, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY M22-166
NASA Updates Coverage of JPSS-2 Weather Satellite, LOFTID Tech Demo
[The United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing containing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) is readied at Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.](https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jpss2_for_advisory.jpg)
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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing containing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) is readied for its move to the vertical integration facility at Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credits: USSF 30th Space Wing/Carlos Vela
Liftoff is scheduled at 1:25 a.m. PST (4:25 a.m. EST) Thursday, Nov. 10, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Joint Polar Satellite System is the latest generation of NOAA’s polar-orbiting environmental satellites. JPSS will capture data to inform weather forecasts, helping scientists predict and prepare for extreme weather events.
After JPSS-2 safely reaches orbit, LOFTID will follow a re-entry trajectory from low-Earth orbit to demonstrate the inflatable heat shield’s ability to slow down and survive re-entry. The technology could be further developed to support crewed and large robotic missions to destinations such as Mars, Venus, and Titan, as well as returning heavier payloads to Earth.
Live launch coverage will begin at 3:45 a.m. EST (12:45 a.m. PST) on NASA Television, the [NASA app](https://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp), and the agency’s website, with additional events beginning Tuesday, Nov. 8. Watch coverage on the agency’s website at:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
Full mission coverage is as follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 8
5:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. PST) – NASA will hold a science briefing to discuss the JPSS-2 and LOFTID missions. The agency will livestream audio of the media teleconference on its [website](https://www.nasa.gov/live).
Participants include:
– Jordan Gerth, meteorologist and satellite scientist, NOAA’s National Weather Service
– Jim Gleason, senior project scientist, NASA JPSS, NASA
– Satya Kalluri, program scientist, NOAA JPSS Program
– Heather Kilcoyne, ground project manager, NOAA JPSS
– Joe Del Corso, LOFTID project manager, NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia
Media and the public also may ask questions during the event using #JPSS2 and #LOFTID.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
NASA TV Launch Coverage
NASA TV live coverage will begin at 3:45 a.m. EST (12:45 a.m. PST) Thursday, Nov. 10. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, or 7135. On launch day, “mission audio,” countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135. A “tech feed” of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel.
Public Participation
JPSS-2 and LOFTID Virtual Social