QuickSounder
Firefly Alpha Block 2 · Firefly Aerospace · Vandenberg SFB
- Launch (UTC)
- Dec 31, 2026, 00:00 UTC
- Outcome
- Date to be confirmed
- Rocket
- Firefly Alpha Block 2
- Provider
- Firefly Aerospace
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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.