The GPM mission is the first coordinated international satellite network to provide near real-time observations of rain and snow every three hours anywhere on the globe. The GPM Core Observatory anchors this network by providing observations on all types of precipitation. The observatory's data acts as the measuring stick by which partner observations can be combined into a unified data set. The data will be used by scientists to study climate change, freshwater resources, floods and droughts, and hurricane formation and tracking.", "items": [], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 341736, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11487/#media_group_341736", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "GPM's Last Stop Before Orbit
Art Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "items": [ { "id": 294632, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458082, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_Kojima_Image.png", "filename": "Art_Kojima_Image.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 1630, "height": 909, "pixels": 1481670 } }, { "id": 294633, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458083, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_Kojima_Image_web.png", "filename": "Art_Kojima_Image_web.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 320, "height": 178, "pixels": 56960 } }, { "id": 294634, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458084, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_Kojima_Image_thm.png", "filename": "Art_Kojima_Image_thm.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 80, "height": 40, "pixels": 3200 } }, { "id": 294636, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458086, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_Kojima_Image_searchweb.png", "filename": "Art_Kojima_Image_searchweb.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Core Observatory will link data from a constellation of current and planned satellites to produce next-generation global measurements of rainfall and snowfall from space.The GPM mission is the first coordinated international satellite network to provide near real-time observations of rain and snow every three hours anywhere on the globe. The GPM Core Observatory anchors this network by providing observations on all types of precipitation. The observatory's data acts as the measuring stick by which partner observations can be combined into a unified data set. The data will be used by scientists to study climate change, freshwater resources, floods and droughts, and hurricane formation and tracking.", "width": 180, "height": 320, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 294626, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458076, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_and_Kojima_prores.mov", "filename": "Art_and_Kojima_prores.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 294627, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458077, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_and_Kojima_youtube_hq.mov", "filename": "Art_and_Kojima_youtube_hq.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 294631, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458081, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_and_Kojima_appletv.m4v", "filename": "Art_and_Kojima_appletv.m4v", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 960, "height": 540, "pixels": 518400 } }, { "id": 294635, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458085, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_and_Kojima_720x480.webmhd.webm", "filename": "Art_and_Kojima_720x480.webmhd.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 960, "height": 540, "pixels": 518400 } }, { "id": 294625, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458075, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_and_Kojima_720x480.wmv", "filename": "Art_and_Kojima_720x480.wmv", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 720, "height": 480, "pixels": 345600 } }, { "id": 294628, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458078, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_and_Kojima_ipod_lg.m4v", "filename": "Art_and_Kojima_ipod_lg.m4v", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 640, "height": 360, "pixels": 230400 } }, { "id": 294630, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458080, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_and_Kojima_nasaportal.mov", "filename": "Art_and_Kojima_nasaportal.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 640, "height": 360, "pixels": 230400 } }, { "id": 294629, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458079, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Art_and_Kojima_ipod_sm.mp4", "filename": "Art_and_Kojima_ipod_sm.mp4", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "GPM's Last Stop Before OrbitArt Azarbarzin, the NASA/GPM Project Manager, and Mashahiro Kojima, the JAXA GPM/DPR Project Manager, reflect on the long journey the GPM Core Observatory spacecraft has taken to reach its last stop before orbit, the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.", "width": 320, "height": 240, "pixels": 76800 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 341737, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11487/#media_group_341737", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "Greetings from Minamitane!
For complete transcript, click here.", "items": [ { "id": 294646, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458096, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal_print.jpg", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 294643, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458093, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal_web.png", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal_web.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 294644, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458094, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal_thm.png", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal_thm.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 80, "height": 40, "pixels": 3200 } }, { "id": 294647, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458097, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal_print_searchweb.png", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal_print_searchweb.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Core Observatory will link data from a constellation of current and planned satellites to produce next-generation global measurements of rainfall and snowfall from space.The GPM mission is the first coordinated international satellite network to provide near real-time observations of rain and snow every three hours anywhere on the globe. The GPM Core Observatory anchors this network by providing observations on all types of precipitation. The observatory's data acts as the measuring stick by which partner observations can be combined into a unified data set. The data will be used by scientists to study climate change, freshwater resources, floods and droughts, and hurricane formation and tracking.", "width": 180, "height": 320, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 294637, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458088, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_1280x720.wmv", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_1280x720.wmv", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 294639, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458089, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_appletv.m4v", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_appletv.m4v", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 960, "height": 540, "pixels": 518400 } }, { "id": 294645, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458095, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_720x480.webmhd.webm", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_720x480.webmhd.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 960, "height": 540, "pixels": 518400 } }, { "id": 294638, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458087, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_720x480.wmv", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_720x480.wmv", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 720, "height": 480, "pixels": 345600 } }, { "id": 294641, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458091, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_ipod_lg.m4v", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_ipod_lg.m4v", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 640, "height": 360, "pixels": 230400 } }, { "id": 294642, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458092, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal.mov", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_nasaportal.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 640, "height": 360, "pixels": 230400 } }, { "id": 294640, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458090, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_ipod_sm.mp4", "filename": "Japan_shorts_Tanegashima_ipod_sm.mp4", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Greetings from Minamitane!For complete transcript, click here.", "width": 320, "height": 240, "pixels": 76800 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 341738, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11487/#media_group_341738", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "Fairing Encapsulation Compete
Footage courtesy of JAXA/MHI
On Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.
The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "items": [ { "id": 294659, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458109, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal_print.jpg", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 294656, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458099, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal_web.png", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal_web.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 294657, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458098, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal_thm.png", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal_thm.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 80, "height": 40, "pixels": 3200 } }, { "id": 294660, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458110, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal_print_searchweb.png", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal_print_searchweb.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Core Observatory will link data from a constellation of current and planned satellites to produce next-generation global measurements of rainfall and snowfall from space.The GPM mission is the first coordinated international satellite network to provide near real-time observations of rain and snow every three hours anywhere on the globe. The GPM Core Observatory anchors this network by providing observations on all types of precipitation. The observatory's data acts as the measuring stick by which partner observations can be combined into a unified data set. The data will be used by scientists to study climate change, freshwater resources, floods and droughts, and hurricane formation and tracking.", "width": 180, "height": 320, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 294650, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458103, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_appletv.m4v", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_appletv.m4v", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 960, "height": 540, "pixels": 518400 } }, { "id": 294652, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458106, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_1280x720.wmv", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_1280x720.wmv", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 294654, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458100, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_youtube_hq.mov", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_youtube_hq.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 294655, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458107, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_prores.mov", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_prores.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 294658, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458108, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_720x480.webmhd.webm", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_720x480.webmhd.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 960, "height": 540, "pixels": 518400 } }, { "id": 294648, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458104, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal.mov", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_nasaportal.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 640, "height": 360, "pixels": 230400 } }, { "id": 294649, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458105, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_ipod_lg.m4v", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_ipod_lg.m4v", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 640, "height": 360, "pixels": 230400 } }, { "id": 294653, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458101, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_720x480.wmv", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_720x480.wmv", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 720, "height": 480, "pixels": 345600 } }, { "id": 294651, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458102, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_ipod_sm.mp4", "filename": "Japan_PAF_and_Fairing_ipod_sm.mp4", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Fairing Encapsulation CompeteFootage courtesy of JAXA/MHIOn Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.", "width": 320, "height": 240, "pixels": 76800 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 341739, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11487/#media_group_341739", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "Waiting for Launch", "items": [ { "id": 294662, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458115, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_print.jpg", "filename": "Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Waiting for Launch", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 294664, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458112, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_web.png", "filename": "Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_web.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Waiting for Launch", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 294665, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458113, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_thm.png", "filename": "Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_thm.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Waiting for Launch", "width": 80, "height": 40, "pixels": 3200 } }, { "id": 294666, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458116, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_print_searchweb.png", "filename": "Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_print_searchweb.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Core Observatory will link data from a constellation of current and planned satellites to produce next-generation global measurements of rainfall and snowfall from space.The GPM mission is the first coordinated international satellite network to provide near real-time observations of rain and snow every three hours anywhere on the globe. The GPM Core Observatory anchors this network by providing observations on all types of precipitation. The observatory's data acts as the measuring stick by which partner observations can be combined into a unified data set. The data will be used by scientists to study climate change, freshwater resources, floods and droughts, and hurricane formation and tracking.", "width": 180, "height": 320, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 294667, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458117, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_print_web.png", "filename": "Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_print_web.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Waiting for Launch", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 294668, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458118, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_print_thm.png", "filename": "Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264_print_thm.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Waiting for Launch", "width": 80, "height": 40, "pixels": 3200 } }, { "id": 294661, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458114, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264.webmhd.webm", "filename": "Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264.webmhd.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Waiting for Launch", "width": 960, "height": 540, "pixels": 518400 } }, { "id": 294663, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 458111, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011487/Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264.mov", "filename": "Waiting_for_Launch-EDIT-H264.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Waiting for Launch", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } } ], "extra_data": {} } ], "studio": "gms", "funding_sources": [ "PAO" ], "credits": [ { "role": "Animator", "people": [ { "name": "Walt Feimer", "employer": "HTSI" } ] }, { "role": "Video editor", "people": [ { "name": "Ryan Fitzgibbons", "employer": "USRA" }, { "name": "Michael Starobin", "employer": "HTSI" } ] }, { "role": "Producer", "people": [ { "name": "Ryan Fitzgibbons", "employer": "USRA" }, { "name": "Michael Starobin", "employer": "HTSI" } ] }, { "role": "Project support", "people": [ { "name": "Aaron E. Lepsch", "employer": "ADNET Systems, Inc." } ] }, { "role": "Videographer", "people": [ { "name": "Michael Starobin", "employer": "HTSI" } ] }, { "role": "Writer", "people": [ { "name": "Ellen T. Gray", "employer": "ADNET Systems, Inc." } ] } ], "missions": [ "Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)" ], "series": [ "Narrated Movies" ], "tapes": [], "papers": [], "datasets": [], "nasa_science_categories": [ "Earth" ], "keywords": [ "GPM", "HDTV", "Japan", "JAXA", "Launch", "Location", "Tanegashima" ], "recommended_pages": [], "related": [ { "id": 11496, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11496/", "page_type": "Produced Video", "title": "GPM Launch Multimedia Package", "description": "A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory onboard, is seen launching from th Tanegashima Space Center, 1:37 PM (EST) on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, Tanegashima Space Center. The GPM spacecraft will collect information that unifies data from an international network of existing and future satellites to map global rainfall and snowfall every three hours. || ", "release_date": "2014-02-26T17:00:00-05:00", "update_date": "2023-05-03T13:51:08.883781-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 457769, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011400/a011496/GPM_Launch_2-27-14_nasaportal_web.png", "filename": "GPM_Launch_2-27-14_nasaportal_web.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "GPM Launch 2-27-14", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } } ], "sources": [], "products": [], "newer_versions": [], "older_versions": [], "alternate_versions": [] }