Objectives and Applications
PREFIRE seeks to reduce uncertainty in polar energy fluxes, the processes that influence them, and, with improved modeling, the societal implications of polar climate change. Twin cubesats with identical long wave spectrometers.
Full Name
Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment
aka PREFIRE
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
25 May 2024
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
95.22 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98 deg
Orbit Altitude
540 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #s
International Designators
TIRS (PREFIRE) - Thermal Infrared Spectrometer |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Radiation budget | TIRS (PREFIRE) |
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