NASA, NOAA Invite Media to Polar Orbiting Weather Satellite Launch

Artists rendition of the JPSS-2 satellite in space.

Credits: Lamont W. Harvey

NASA is accepting media requests for launch coverage of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite. This is the third satellite in the JPSS series, which will capture data to improve weather forecasts, helping scientists predict and prepare for extreme weather events and climate change.

NASA and NOAA are targeting Nov. 1 for the JPSS-2 launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Live coverage of the launch will air on NASA Television and the NASA app. Watch live on the agencys website at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

U.S. and international media interested in attending this launch must apply no later than 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 15. Media accreditation requests should be submitted at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

A copy of NASAs media accreditation policy

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