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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.

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    United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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    Launch Library 2

    Last verified Sep 18, 2026

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