USSF-261S-A (EWS-OD 1)

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 2025

Mission Details

EWS-OD 1

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EWS-OD 1 or EWS Operational Demonstration-1, integrate the EWS payload and provide on-orbit mission control services to support the collection of theater weather imagery and cloud characterization data for worldwide military operational use. For EWS, GA-EMS is teaming with EOVista, LLC, Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc. (AER), and Braxton Technologies, LLC. EOVista provides the EO/IR payload, AER Inc performs weather product generation, and Braxton Technologies, LLC provides mission Enterprise Ground Station (EGS) command and control, and operations support.

Manufacturer: General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

Operator: United States Space Force

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

400 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Minotaur IV

Active Since 2010

Northrop Grumman logo

Agency

Northrop

Price

$46.00 million

Rocket

Height: 23.88m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,735 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,200 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.34m

Height: 6.4m

Stages

4

Launch Site

SLC-8

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

133 days 7 hours