Electron • ‘Ready, Aim, Prefire’

May 17, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the first of two back-to-back missions for NASA’s Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) project. The PREFIRE-1 satellite deployed to a 525 km circular Earth orbit at a 97.5° inclination, and will be shortly followed by PREFIRE-2. Delayed from May 22 due to weather.