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EWS Satellite for DoD Launched by Orion Space Solutions

Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System Spacecraft Now On-Orbit Collecting Data

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Tom Patton
Mar 13, 2024
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The Rapid Revisit Optical Cloud Imager (RROCI) satellite developed by Orion Space Solutions successfully was launched by SpaceX on March 4. This electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) weather system (EWS) spacecraft will provide high-resolution Earth observations and infrared data, allowing for accurate and up-to-date weather forecasting for the U.S. Space Fo…

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