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Firefly Alpha Block 2 | QuickSounder
Firefly Aerospace · Firefly Alpha Block 2 · Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Firefly Aerospace's 9th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 7,387th orbital launch attempt
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Window: Sep 30, 00:00 – Sep 30, 00:00 UTC
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QuickSounder
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.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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