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Minotaur IV: EWS OD-1

expected 2027

expected 2027

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    Minotaur IV: EWS OD-1 is expected 2027. The exact day has not been announced yet.

    Northrop Grumman Space Systems is preparing to launch EWS OD-1 on a Minotaur IV from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) Operational Demonstration-1 (OD-1) is a weather satellite for the United States Space Force. It is a prototype satellite made by General Atomics that will be place in LEO for a three-year demonstration mission of new EO/IR sensor technologies to various US military branches, and to act as a stop-gap for Defense Department needs for weather data. Launch is expected in the first half of 2027 and no firm date has been announced yet.

    This listing uses an approximate period. An exact day has not been confirmed.

    Where
    United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

    Date source

    Launch Library 2

    Source last checked Oct 19, 2026

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