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JPSS-1

Delta 7920-10C launch from Vandenberg (United States) on November 18, 2017, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 18, 2017 · 09:47 UTCLaunch 2017-073Launch no. 5,688 in the log
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC2W
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 18, 2017, 09:47
Launch designation
2017-073
Mission
JPSS-1
Flight name
NOAA-20
Vehicle flight ID
D378

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
828 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.2 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
NOAA-202017-073ANORAD 43013NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterMeteorology2,200 kgIn orbit
Buccaneer-RMM2017-073BNORAD 43014University of New South Wales/CanberraTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 4, 2024
MiRaTA2017-073CNORAD 43015Mass. Inst of TechnologyTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 23, 2025
MakerSat-02017-073DNORAD 43016Northwest Nazarene UniversityTechnology1 kgIn orbit
RadFxSat2017-073ENORAD 43017AMSAT North America (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp)Technology1 kgIn orbit
EagleSat2017-073FNORAD 43018Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 13, 2025

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.