Firefly Alpha | QuickSounder
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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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.
Firefly Alpha
Height 29.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 736 kN
Diameter 1.82 Meters
Mass To LEO 1000 kg
Liftoff Mass 54 Tonnes
Launch Success 3
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2021-09-03
Launch Failures 2
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-09-23T23:44:00+0000
Added launch.
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