New US weather satellite launched from California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) " An advanced U.S. weather satellite designed to improve the accuracy of extended forecasts has been launched into polar orbit from California.The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:47 a.m. PST Saturday atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket.The satellite is the first of four next-generation spacecraft for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Circling the Earth [...]
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