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Firefly AerospaceTo Be DeterminedEarth ScienceFirefly Alpha Block 2
NET 2027-02-15 00:00 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2014 · CEO Peter Schumacher
Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.
Launches
7
Successful
4
57%
Upcoming
7
scheduled
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NET 15 February 2027.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET Q3 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
31.6m
Diameter
1.8m
To low Earth orbit
1,030kg
Liftoff thrust
736kN
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