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Electron | Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)
Electron
May 25, 7:41 AM UTC
May 25, 7:41 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
- Location
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
- Country
- 🇳🇿 NZL