Titan II SLV
SuccessCoriolis · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Jan 6, 2003, 14:19 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Jan 6, 2003, 14:19 UTC – Monday, Jan 6, 2003, 14:19 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Coriolis
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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.
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