Firefly Aerospace

QuickSounder

Firefly Alpha Block 2

123Days
04Hours
15Minutes
48Seconds
TBD

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

To Be Determined

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Firefly Alpha Block 2

Variant: Block 2

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.756° N, 120.622° W

101

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899

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9

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