NOAA-N lancement 4 février

NOAA-N PRIME ATOP DELTA II ROCKET READY FOR LAUNCH FEB. 4

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The launch of the NOAA-N Prime
polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, aboard a United Launch
Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Liftoff will be from Space Launch Complex 2, SLC-2, at Vandenberg Air
Force Base, Calif. The 10-minute launch window extends from 2:22:01 -
2:32:01 a.m. PST.

The NOAA-N Prime satellite, built for NASA by Lockheed Martin, will
improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around
the world. NOAA-N Prime is the fifth and last in the current series
of five polar-orbiting satellites with improved imaging and sounding
capabilities.

The satellite will collect meteorological data and transmit the
information to NOAA's Satellite and Information Service, which
processes the data for input to the National Weather Service for its
long-range weather and climate forecasts. Forecasters worldwide also
will be able to access the satellite's images and data.

NOAA-N Prime has sensors that will be used in the Search and Rescue
Satellite-Aided Tracking System to monitor for distress signals
around the world.