On November 18, 2017 at 09:47 UTC the "Delta-2” rocket-carrier was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance supported by the 30th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited the JPSS-1 (Joint Polar Satellite System-1) meteorological satellite. In addition to JPSS-1, the launch carried small satellites: MiRaTA (Microwave Radiometer Technology Acceleration), Buccaneer RMM (Buccaneer Risk Mitigation Mission), EagleSat, Fox-1B (RadFxSat, Radiation Effects Satellite) and MakerSat-0.