Firefly Aerospace
QuickSounder
Firefly Alpha Block 2
184Days
04Hours
54Minutes
52Seconds
TBD
Wednesday, September 30, 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
101
Pad Launches
891
Location Launches
9
Agency Launches
133
Orbital This Year