WASHINGTON, July 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA, on behalf of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected
SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to provide
launch services for NOAA's JPSS-4 mission. The spacecraft is part
of the multi-satellite cooperative Joint Polar Satellite System
(JPSS) program, a partnership between NASA and NOAA. This mission
is the next satellite in the program, which began with the Suomi
National Polar-orbiting Partnership.
This is a firm fixed price contract with a value of
approximately $112.7 million, which
includes launch services and other mission related costs. The
JPSS-4 mission currently is targeted to launch in 2027, on a SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg
Space Force Base in California.
The JPSS constellation of satellites collects global
multi-spectral radiometry and other specialized meteorologic,
oceanographic, and solar-geophysical data via remote sensing of
land, sea, and atmospheric properties. These data support NOAA's
mission for continuous observation of Earth's environment to
understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, and
coasts to support the nation's economy and protect lives and
property. NASA uses the instruments aboard the JPSS satellites to
continue decades of Earth science research for the betterment of
humanity. When launched, JPSS-4, will carry the NASA Earth Venture
mission Libera, an instrument that will improve our understanding
of trends in Earth's energy imbalance and our changing climate.
NASA's Launch Services Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for managing the launch
services. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages the JPSS Flight
Projects Office, which oversees the acquisition of the JPSS series
instruments and spacecraft. A collaborative NOAA and NASA team
manages the JPSS Program.
For more information about NASA programs and missions,
visit:
https://www.nasa.gov
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