Firefly Aerospace
QuickSounder
Firefly Alpha Block 2
131Days
17Hours
23Minutes
07Seconds
TBD
Thursday, December 31, 2026 · 00:00 UTC
Mission
/01QuickSounder 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
/02Rocket
Firefly Alpha Block 2
Variant: Block 2
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.756° N, 120.622° W
103
Pad Launches
941
Location Launches
11
Agency Launches
344
Orbital This Year