Program: Cygnss

Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System

US scientific mission part of NASA's s ESSP program. This is a cluster of 8 micro satellites to study storms by comparing GPS signals and their signal reflection from the storm below.
Led by University of Michigan, in partnership with Southwest Research Institute of Texas, Surrey Satellite Technology of Colorado and NASA Ames Research Center.

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General

Designation	41884 / 16078A 41885 / 16078B 41886 / 16078C 41887 / 16078D 41888 / 16078E 41889 / 16078F 41890 / 16078G 41891 / 16078H
Launch date	15 Dec 2016
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Scientific
Perigee/Apogee	515/353 km
Inclination	35°
Period
Launch vehicle	Pegasus XL
Launch site	Cape Canaveral

Launch worth $55 million

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External resources

https://www.nasa.ogv/cygnss

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