May 25, 2024 7:41 am

Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)

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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 07:15 UTC
Window Close 08:04 UTC
Lift Off May 25, 2024 · 07:41 UTC
Launch Facility Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch Pad Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Target Orbit Polar Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Rocket Lab
Payload Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)
Rocket Electron
Destination Polar Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Launch Overview
Window Open 07:15 UTC
Window Close 08:04 UTC
Lift Off May 25, 2024 · 07:41 UTC
Launch Facility Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch Pad Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Target Orbit Polar Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Rocket Lab
Payload Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)
Rocket Electron
Destination Polar Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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