# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck00DApuVp6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15341269-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/9138ff3d2d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-11-11T15:10:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

JPSS-2 submitted a #NASAMoonSnap!

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-2) civilian polar-orbiting weather satellite launched aboard a ULALaunch Atlas V rocket on November 10 at 4:49 a.m. EST (0949 UTC) from VandenbergSpaceForce Base. The satellite was a part of the NOAA and NASA Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID).

JPSS-2 will pass over every single spot on our planet at least twice a day as it collects valuable data that helps feed daily weather models, forecast extreme weather, and monitor climate change. LOFTID successfully inflated and deployed a cross-cutting aeroshell — a type of heat shield — for atmospheric re-entry.

There is still time to submit your Moon-inspired creations with the hashtag #NASAMoonSnap before the launch of #Artemis I next week from NASAKennedy. We will share a selection of Snaps during the launch broadcast.

Image Description: The Moon appears almost full in the top left portion of the image. The Moon glows white against the blackness of space. Underneath it, the Atlas V rocket carrying JPSS-2 and LOFTID launches into space.

Credit: ULA

#NASA #Moon #NOAA #JPSS2 #LOFTID #Rocket #Launch #Satellites #Space #Science #AtlasV

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nasamoonsnap, science, satellites, nasa, loftid, rocket, launch, space, moon, jpss2, noaa, artemis, atlasv

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