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Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)

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Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)

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May 25, 07:41:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
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OrbitPolar Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
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Mission

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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VehicleElectron
OrbitPolar Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
WindowMay 25, 07:15:00 UTC→May 25, 08:04:00 UTC
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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
-39.263, 177.864
Scrub riskLOW
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Weather Go99%LL2 Go70%Wind3 ktGusts10 ktCloud0%Temp55°F