Ball Aerospace Powers On NOAA's JPSS-1 Weather Satellite

NOAA’s first Joint Polar Satellite System satellite (JPSS-1). Photo: Ball Aerospace.

Ball Aerospace [BLL] recently performed a key milestone by powering on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) satellite for the first time, according to a company statement.JPSS-1 is the nation's next polar-orbiting, environmental satellite, scheduled to launch in 2017. Powering on means the satellite is moving toward environmental testing by early 2016 with on-time delivery scheduled for late 2016. Ball completed the integration of four of five JPSS-1 flight instruments earlier this year. Ball spokeswoman Roz Brown said Friday in an…

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Ball Aerospace Powers On NOAA’s JPSS-1 Weather Satellite

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