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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Electron | PREFIRE And Ice (PREFIRE 2). It is scheduled to be launched by Rocket Lab
from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
at 2024-06-01 03:13:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 18
out of 44 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Earth Science and the payload will be injected
into a Polar Orbit
(PO).
Second 6U Cubesat carrying a miniaturized IR spectrometer, covering 0- 45 μm at 0.84 μm spectral resolution, operating for one seasonal cycle for NASAs PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.
- [2024-06-01 03:13:00 UTC] 🟩
Electron | PREFIRE And Ice (PREFIRE 2) from Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
- [2024-06-01 16:25:40 UTC] 🟩
- [2024-06-05 00:04:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2024-06-05 05:12:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2024-06-05 12:00:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2024-06-08 00:00:00 UTC]
🟧 - [2024-06-10 00:00:00 UTC] 🟧
- [2024-06-24 10:00:00 UTC]
🟨 - [2024-06-25 21:16:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2024-06-30 00:00:00 UTC] 🟧
| Symbol | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🟩 | Go For Launch (Go) | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| 🟨 | To Be Confirmed (TBC) | Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty. |
| 🟧 | To Be Determined (TBD) | Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. |
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