flown by Rocket Lab USA

"Ready, Aim, PREFIRE"

Success
MAY 25202407:41:00 UTC

First of two launches for NASA's Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE). The pair of 6U CubeSats provided the first systematic measurements of far-infrared thermal emissions from Earth's polar regions, filling a long-standing gap in climate science.

launched from LC-1B Mahia

aboard Electron into LEO

Payload

PREFIRE 1

Meteorology