Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
PREFIRE Mission 1
The PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission will send two CubeSats into space to study how much heat the planet absorbs and emits from its polar regions, including the Arctic and Antarctica.
Analysis of PREFIRE measurements will inform climate and ice models, providing better projections of how a warming world will affect sea ice loss, ice sheet melt, and sea level rise. Improving climate models can ultimately help to provide more accurate projections on the impacts of storm severity and frequency, as well as coastal erosion and flooding.
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
Stats
2024
100th orbital launch attempt
Rocket Lab
48th mission
6th mission of 2024
44th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission
Electron
48th mission
6th mission of 2024
44th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission