加载中…极轨气象卫星有望于2017年发射
(2013-07-12 11:19:07) 2013.07.09
艺术家创作的JPSS-1号卫星图像。国家海洋和大气管理局计划在2017年发射JPSS-1号卫星，这是下一代极轨气象卫星系列中的第二颗卫星。
华盛顿——国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration，缩写NOAA）的联合极轨卫星系统（Joint Polar Satellite
System）最近在国家航空航天局戈达德宇航中心（NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
Center）完成了两项关键评估，并正在按日程、按预算稳步向2017年JPSS-1号卫星发射目标迈进。JPSS-1号是下一代极轨气象卫星系列中的第二颗。
国家海洋和大气管理局JPSS项目主任哈里•西卡尼克（Harry Cikanek）说：“完成这些评估表明，我们JPSS项目整体正在取得成功和进展。我们的NOAA/NASA联合团队为大力实施这个项目并按预算和日程拿出产品做了大量工作。我为此感到自豪。”
另外两项评估将监测JPSS的总体预备状态，预计这一工作将在今年夏天进行。
国家海洋和大气管理局在新闻发布会上说，JPSS卫星代表着在更精确的气象预报方面所取得的重大科学进步。更精准的气象预报能够在出现恶劣气象时拯救生命，缓解商贸流动困难，保护公众和私营企业的经济利益。
JPSS系列中的第一颗卫星是2011年10月28日发射的“索米国家极地轨道伙伴卫星”（Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership satellite）。
国家海洋和大气管理局的使命是了解和预测从海洋深处到太阳表面的地球环境的种种变化，并保护和管理美国的海岸和海洋资源。
欲知有关国家海洋和大气管理局卫星的更多信息，请访问网站NOAA Satellite and Information Service website。欲知有关JPSS的更多信息，请访问网站Joint Polar Satellite System website。
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Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite on Track for 2017 Launch
02 July 2013
An artist’s rendering of the JPSS-1 satellite. NOAA plans to launch JPSS-1, the second in a series of next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellites, in 2017.
Washington — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Joint Polar Satellite System recently completed two key reviews at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and is continuing a steady, on-schedule and on-budget march toward the 2017 launch of JPSS-1, the second in a series of next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellites.
“Completing these reviews demonstrates the success and progress we are making within the overall JPSS program,” said Harry Cikanek, NOAA's JPSS program director. “I am proud of the work our combined NOAA/NASA team has done to aggressively implement this program and deliver our products on budget and on schedule.”
Two additional reviews will monitor the overall readiness of JPSS and are expected to occur this summer.
The JPSS satellites represent significant scientific advances for more accurate weather forecasting that saves lives, eases the flow of commerce, and protects the economic interests of the public and private sectors during severe weather events, NOAA said in a press release.
The satellites are a follow-on from the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership satellite, the first spacecraft in the JPSS series, launched on October 28, 2011.
NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and to conserve and manage U.S. coastal and marine resources.
For more information about NOAA satellites, visit the NOAA Satellite and Information Service website. For more on JPSS, visit the
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