Which space agency has launched Joint Polar Satellite System-1 into space on November 18, 2017?
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Option 3 : National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The correct answer is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a next-generation satellite called the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) into space.
- JPSS-1 is a joint venture between NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- It was launched into orbit atop United Launch Alliance-built Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
- JPSS-1 is the first multi-day weather forecast satellite. It is designed to monitor weather around the world and help improve forecasts.
- It is a highly advanced polar-orbiting satellite that will orbit Earth 14 times each day from one pole to other at 824 km above planet.
Facts about NASA
- Established: 1958.
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States.
- Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower
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