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8 x CYGNSS

Pegasus XL

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, December 15, 2016 · 13:37 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Pegasus XL

Launch Pad

Cape Canaveral

Air launch to orbit

28.456° N, 80.528° W

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2

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