Objectives and Applications
Pathfinder mission that will take advantage of the emerging commercial small spacecraft capabilities and commercial satellite operations marketplace
Full Name
QuickSounder
aka QS
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Feb 2027
Mission Links
EOL Date
Oct 2029
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
824 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
17:30
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Humidity Fields | ATMS |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | ATMS |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | ATMS |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | ATMS |
| Land | Surface temperature (land) | ATMS |
| Ocean | Ocean surface winds | ATMS |
| Snow & Ice | Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | ATMS |
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