Firefly Alpha Block 2 | QuickSounder
Provider: Firefly Aerospace
Vehicle: Firefly Alpha Block 2
Launch Date:
Launch Site: Space Launch Complex 2W
Target Orbit: SSO
Orbital Compute Tier: Insufficient data
QuickSounder is the first satellite mission of the Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which aims to replace the current Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) series of polar orbit weather satellites. This pathfinder mission will demonstrate NOAA's ability to launch a small satellite within 3 years, flying a refurbished Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument to polar orbit.
Mission intelligence
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