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Pegasus XL CYGNSS Launch Attempt - Prepared for Takeoff - Scrubb

NASA/Ben Smegelsky2016-12-12

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An Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft carrying a Pegasus XL Rocket with eight NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, spacecraft is ready for takeoff from the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. With the aircraft flying off shore, the Pegasus rocket will be released. Five seconds later, the solid propellant engine will ignite and boost the eight hurricane observatories to orbit. The eight CYGNSS satellites will make frequent and accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the life cycle of tropical storms and hurricanes.

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  • Title: Pegasus XL CYGNSS Launch Attempt - Prepared for Takeoff - Scrubb
  • Creator: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
  • Date Created: 2016-12-12
  • Location: Skid Strip
  • Rights: KSC
  • Album: ajwatso3
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