NASA Awards Launch Services
Contract for NOAA�??s JPSS-4 Mission
JUL 22, 2024
CONTRACT RELEASE C24-028
A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite captures a view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles
away.
Credit: NASA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to provide launch services for NOAA�??s
JPSS-4 mission. The spacecraft is part of the multi-satellite cooperative Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program, a partnership between NASA and NOAA. This mission is the next satellite in the program, which began with the Suomi National Polar-orbiting
Partnership.
This is a firm fixed price contract with a value of approximately $112.7 million, which includes launch services and other mission related costs. The JPSS-4 mission currently is targeted
to launch in 2027, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The JPSS constellation of satellites collects global multi-spectral radiometry and other specialized
meteorologic, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical data via remote sensing of land, sea, and atmospheric properties. These data support NOAA�??s mission for continuous observation of Earth�??s environment to understand and predict changes in weather, climate,
oceans, and coasts to support the nation�??s economy and protect lives and property. NASA uses the instruments aboard the JPSS satellites to continue decades of Earth science research for the betterment of humanity. When launched, JPSS-4, will carry the NASA
Earth Venture mission Libera, an instrument that will improve our understanding of trends in Earth�??s energy imbalance and our changing climate.
NASA�??s Launch Services Program at the agency�??s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for managing the launch services. NASA�??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,
manages the JPSS Flight Projects Office, which oversees the acquisition of the JPSS series instruments and spacecraft. A collaborative NOAA and NASA team manages the JPSS Program.
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