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Electron | Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)

Rocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandMay 25, 2024, 07:41 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)
Weather probability: 70% go

First 6U Cubesat carrying a miniaturized IR spectrometer, covering 0- 45 μm at 0.84 μm spectral resolution, operating for one seasonal cycle for NASAs PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): May 25, 2024, 07:41 UTC
Window opens: May 25, 2024, 07:15 UTC
Window closes: May 25, 2024, 08:04 UTC
Last updated: May 25, 2024, 14:20 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Electron
Provider: Rocket Lab
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

Rocket Lab - 'Ready, Aim, PREFIRE' Launch

launch site

Pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Country: NZL
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates: -39.2628, 177.8645