Launch Overview
Vehicle
Titan II SLV
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
VS / SLC4W
Outcome
Success
Flight
23G-4
COSPAR Designator
2003-001
Mission
Coriolis (Earth Science)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Titan II SLV
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
1045 (1 YTD)
Site launches
613 (1 YTD)
Pad launches
92 (1 YTD)