The Coriolis / Windsat / SMEI three-year mission will provide Defense Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather data users with important ocean wind and solar wind measurements -- improving forecasting around the globe while building important knowledge that will be used in developing the next generation of Polar-orbiting environmental satellites.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rocket: Titan II SLV · Provider: United States Air Force