TBDFirefly Aerospace
QuickSounder
Firefly Alpha Block 2. Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
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QuickSounder
Firefly Aerospace / Jack Beyer
Mission
Earth Science, Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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.
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- Liftoff100 km
- Ascent189° S
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NET 15 February 2027.
NET Q3 2026.
Added launch.