SpaceX Set To Launch The Innovative TEMPO Experiment For Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring

SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Intelsat 40E satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on April 7. It will be carrying out Nasa’s tropospheric emissions monitoring of pollution (TEMPO). The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT). The launch could be viewed live on SpaceX’s YouTube channel and on Space.com and as usual, the webcast would begin 15 minutes before liftoff. The rocket has an almost two-hour window to launch the mission. Intelsat 40e is an advanced geostationary satellite that will provide high-throughput connectivity to all the required … Continue reading SpaceX Set To Launch The Innovative TEMPO Experiment For Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring