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Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System spacecraft

C/NOFS (Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System) was an orbiter launched on 16 April 2008 to study the ionosphere and space-weather effects that cause communication and navigation outages; its mission operated through 2015.

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C/NOFSCommunication/Navigation Outage Forecasting SystemC-NOFS
Family Name
C/NOFS
Full Name
Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System spacecraft
Roles
orbiterobservatoryresearch
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft

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C/NOFS (Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System) was an orbiter launched on 16 April 2008 to study the ionosphere and space-weather effects that cause communication and navigation outages; its mission operated through 2015.
First Flight Year
2,008
Last Flight Year
2,015

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 13:57:47 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 10:17:27 UTC