Launch time18 Nov 201709:47 UTC
success
Orbit: SSO
Serial number: Delta 378
Final flight of the Delta II 7900 series. The NOAA-20 launch was delayed several times, from 2014–2017, due to various testing problems. First satellite of the JPSS series weather satellite system. JPSS will provide the global environmental data used in numerical weather prediction models for forecasts, and scientific data used for climate monitoring. Re-designated NOAA-20.