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LOFTID Splashdown Confirmed

The LOFTID team has visually confirmed the heat shield’s splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Splashdown occurred a few minutes later than originally thought based on the expected mission timeline.

Additional updates will be provided over the next few days, as available.

Author Leejay LockhartPosted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022Categories Goddard Space Flight Center, Joint Polar Satellite System-2, Kennedy Space Center, Langley Research Center, Launch Services Program, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United Launch AllianceTags Atlas V, Bernard Kutter, JPSS-2, LOFTID, LSP, NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID), NOAA, Tech Demonstration, ULA, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Weather Satellite

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