Coriolis Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
6 Jan 2003, 2:19pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Coriolis
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC
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