Northrop Grumman Space Systems

EWS OD-1

Minotaur IV

279Days
06Hours
53Minutes
34Seconds
TBD

Thursday, December 31, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Mission

/01

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 Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

To Be Determined

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Minotaur IV

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 8

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.576° N, 120.632° W

11

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908

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19

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259

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