SpaceX Receives IDR 1.8 Trillion Contract To Launch NOAA's JPPS Satellite

SpaceX will launch NOAA's JPPS satellite (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA SpaceX was selected as the launch service provider for the fourth Joint Polar Satellite System (JPPS-4) mission belonging to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). As the party that selects SpaceX representing NOAA, NASA handed over a contract worth 112.7 million US dollars (Rp1.8 trillion) to manage the satellite. This contract includes the provision of launch and cost services required during the mission. It is planned that the JPPS-4 will be launched in 2027 using a Falcon 9 rocket. This satellite will take off from the Space Launch Complex 4 East at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, then placed in the JPPS constellation. Once launched and placed in orbit, the JPPS-4 will collect global multispectral radiometry and meteorological data, oceanography, and solar geophysics through remote sensing. These observations were carried out on land, sea, and atmosphere.

All data collected will assist NOAA in carrying out sustainable observations. Data from the JPPS-4 will assist scientists in understanding and predicting weather, climate, ocean, and coastal changes. By creating a constellation of JPPS, NASA believes that this satellite will, "support the country's economy and protect lives and property." To support the running of the JPPS mission, NASA will include instruments on board the satellite. The JPPS-4 will carry instruments for NASA's Earth Venture Libera mission. This instrument will assist the JPPS in researching Earth over the next few decades so that humans can gain better understanding of the situation on Earth.