Firefly Alpha Block 2 | QuickSounder

Firefly Alpha Block 2 is a planned rocket launch associated with QuickSounder, a NOAA pathfinder satellite mission for polar-orbit weather observations.

QuickSounder 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.

QuickSounder is designed to fly a refurbished Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), an instrument used to collect atmospheric data for weather forecasting.

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