Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1
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The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) Operational Demonstration-1 (OD-1) is a weather satellite for the United States Space Force. It is a prototype satellite made by General Atomics that will be place in LEO for a three-year demonstration mission of new EO/IR sensor technologies to various US military branches, and to act as a stop-gap for Defense Department needs for weather data.
Mission Profile
Launch Date
Dec 31
2026
Time
00:00
UTC
Rocket
Minotaur IV
Site
ll-location-11
ll-pad-8
Orbit
SSO
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Launch Timeline
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Mission Payload
The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) Operational Demonstration-1 (OD-1) is a weather satellite for the United States Space Force. It is a prototype satellite made by General Atomics that will be place in LEO for a three-year demonstration mission of new EO/IR sensor technologies to various US military branches, and to act as a stop-gap for Defense Department needs for weather data.