Delivery and preparation of the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite

Delivery and preparation of the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite
The U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman team oversee
delivery and preparation of the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite
Program (DMSP) weather satellite to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on
August 1st, 2013, for a 2014 launch. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III
aircraft, operated by the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Travis Air Force Base,
Calif., transported DMSP, Flight 19, from Sunnyvale to Vandenberg Air Force
Base, Calif. DMSP F19 will undergo final launch preparations, encapsulation
and transport to Space Launch Complex 3 East at Vandenberg AFB over the next
250 days and is on track for a scheduled March 2014 launch. (U.S. Air Force
photo by Sarah Corrice)

Download Full Image

Related Posts