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BCP-2000
NPP
NPP
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American Ball satellite bus in the 1000-kg class to accommodate high-precision optical surveillance payloads.

AKA: NPP;SBSS. Status: Operational 1999. First Launch: 1999-06-20. Last Launch: 2011-10-28. Number: 7 .


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QuikScat American earth sea satellite. One launch, 1999.06.20. Built under a NASA rapid delivery contract. Carried the SeaWinds scatterometer for remote sensing of ocean winds. Earth observing satellite built by Ball Aerospace for NASA, USA. Launched 1999. Used the BCP-2000 bus.

QuickBird American civilian surveillance satellite. One launch, 2001.10.18. The QuickBird commercial imaging satellite was owned by DigitalGlobe (formerly EarthWatch) and used a Ball BCP2000 bus with a launch mass of 1028 kg and a dry mass of about 995 kg. Earth observing satellite built by Ball Aerospace for Earthwatch Inc. => DigitalGlobe, USA. Launched 2000 - 2001. Used the BCP-2000 bus.

ICESat American earth land resources satellite. One launch, 2003.01.13. Laser Altimetry Mission satellite built by Ball Aerospace for NASA, USA. Launched 2003. Used the BCP-2000 bus.

Cloudsat American earth weather satellite. One launch, 2006.04.28. Earth Observation satellite built by Ball Aerospace for NASA, USAF STP (Space Test Program), USA. Launched 2006. Used the BCP-2000 bus.

SBSS 1 Space Surveillance satellite built by Northrop Grumman Space Technology (prime); Boeing; Ball Aerospace (bus) for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) through the U.S. Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC),, USA. Launched 2010. Used the BCP-2000. Launched 2010.

NPP / Suomi NPP / JPSS 1 Null

GFO 2 Altimetry satellite built by Ball Aerospace for US Navy. Used the BCP-2000 bus.

Family: Earth, MX, Surveillance. Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Titan, Thor, R-14, Kosmos 11K65M, Titan II SLV, Delta 7920-10C, Delta 7420-10C, Delta 7320-10, Minotaur IV. Launch Sites: Vandenberg SLC2W, Vandenberg SLC4W, Plesetsk LC132/1. Bibliography: 12147, 12148.
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1999 June 20 - . 02:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC4W. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan II SLV.
2000 November 20 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. FAILURE: Second stage failed to restart at apogee.. Failed Stage: 2.
2001 October 18 - . 18:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7320-10.
2003 January 13 - . 00:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7320-10.
2006 April 28 - . 10:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7420-10C.
2010 September 30 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. LV Family: Peacekeeper. Launch Vehicle: Minotaur IV.
2011 October 28 - . 09:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7920-10C.

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