Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
NFIRE
The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) is a satellite which was proposed and developed by the Missile Defense Agency, a division of the United States Department of Defense. Though primarily designed to gather data on exhaust plumes from rockets, the satellite was also intended to contain a kill vehicle similar to kinds intended for the Strategic Defense Initiative. A missile was then to be fired at and nearly miss the instrumented kill vehicle. This feature was later removed.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 494.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LP-0B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Stats
2007
16th orbital launch attempt
Minotaur I
7th mission
1st mission of 2007
7th successful mission