AubieSat-1, DICE-1/2, E1P-F2, M-Cubed and RAX-2 are scheduled to launch on 27 October 2011 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellites will be launched with a Boeing Delta II rocket. The main payload on this flight is NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) for NOAA and NASA. NPP will collect data on atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity, land and ocean biological activity, and cloud and aerosol properties.