Data from the PREFIRE mission will inform climate and ice models, providing better projections of how a warming world will affect sea ice loss, ice sheet melt, and sea level rise. NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s PREFI
The PREFIRE mission will send two CubeSats – shown as an artist’s concept against an image of Earth from orbit – into space to study how much heat the planet absorbs and emits from its polar regions, including the Arctic and Antarctica. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechData from the PREFIRE mission will inform climate and ice models, providing better projections of how a warming world will affect sea ice loss, ice sheet melt, and sea level rise.has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc.
Both PREFIRE CubeSats will launch during the spring of 2024. PREFIRE Satellite 1 is nominally scheduled to launch on May 1, 2024, while PREFIRE Satellite 2 is scheduled for May 15, 2024.mission will help close a gap in our understanding of how much of Earth’s heat is lost to space, especially from the Arctic and Antarctica.
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