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COWVR-TEMPEST/STP-H8  

Definition

  • The Department of Defense (DoD)-sponsored Space Test Program-Houston 8 (STP-H8) mission, carrying Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (COWVR) and Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems (TEMPEST), aims to demonstrate new low-cost microwave sensor technologies for weather applications. COWVR and TEMPEST were launched on Dec.21, 2021 at 5:07am EST from the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of SpaceX’s 24th Commercial Resupply Mission (CRS-24). The instruments were deployed to the JEM-EF module of the ISS to commence a planned 3-year operation. NASA contributions to the mission: NASA funded the development of TEMPEST-D and its spare copy, which became TEMPEST-H8, through the Earth Ventures Technology Demonstration Program. NASA also provided the launch as a part of the ISS crew resupply missions. A little more loosely tied is that COWVR uses receiver designs from Jason-3, which was an instrument originally developed by JPL for NASA to support the Jason altimeter mission. (en)

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Change note

  • 2022-08-22 12:21:59.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (COWVR-TEMPEST/STP-H8 [f24f2773-0252-4bab-a796-e41ab82206e3,1026073] - A - C [0c89f3f4-7ab1-43ce-89ee-795d35f0e30a,1018993]);
  • 2022-08-22 12:23:40.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: COWVR and TEMPEST on Space Test Program-Houston 8 (STP-H8) language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: The Department of Defense (DoD)-sponsored Space Test Program-Houston 8 (STP-H8) mission, carrying Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (COWVR) and Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems (TEMPEST), aims to demonstrate new low-cost microwave sensor technologies for weather applications. COWVR and TEMPEST were launched on Dec.21, 2021 at 5:07am EST from the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of SpaceX’s 24th Commercial Resupply Mission (CRS-24). The instruments were deployed to the JEM-EF module of the ISS to commence a planned 3-year operation. NASA contributions to the mission: NASA funded the development of TEMPEST-D and its spare copy, which became TEMPEST-H8, through the Earth Ventures Technology Demonstration Program. NASA also provided the launch as a part of the ISS crew resupply missions. A little more loosely tied is that COWVR uses receiver designs from Jason-3, which was an instrument originally developed by JPL for NASA to support the Jason altimeter mission. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f24f2773-0252-4bab-a796-e41ab82206e3

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