Watch live coverage of NOAA Satellite and Information Service's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) launch starting at 3:30 p.m. EST on NASA TV:http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
Launch is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. EST.
Today, the United States Air Force will launch DSCOVR into orbit around the Lagrange 1 point. From its orbit one million miles away from Earth near the Earth-Sun line, the DSCOVR spacecraft will provide critical data necessary for NOAA space weather forecasters to issue timely and accurate warnings of solar storms that have the potential to disrupt major public infrastructure systems such as power grids, telecommunications, aviation and GPS.
In addition to the space weather instruments, DSCOVR will carry two NASA Earth-observing instruments that gather ozone, aerosol, cloud, and vegetation measurements (EPIC) and changes in the Earth's radiation budget (NISTAR).
Learn more about the mission:http://go.nasa.gov/1BUE09z
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