Coriolis

Mission

Coriolis

Type: Earth Science

The Coriolis / Windsat / SMEI three-year mission will provide Defense Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather data users with important ocean wind and solar wind measurements — improving forecasting around the globe while building important knowledge that will be used in developing the next generation of Polar-orbiting environmental satellites.

Location

Space Launch Complex 4W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

698 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.