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December 29, 2015

NOAA's Jason-3 spacecraft ready for launch campaign
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 25, 2015
The launch of Jason-3, an international mission led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to continue U.S. - European satellite measurements of the topography of the ocean surface, is scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. Liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 4 East is targeted for 10:42:18 a.m. PST (1:42:18 p.m. EST) at the opening of a 30-second launch window. If needed, a backup launc ... read more

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