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NASA launches small climate satellite to study Earth’s poles – NASA

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The first of a pair of climate satellites designed for NASA to study heat emissions at Earth’s poles is in orbit after lifting off atop Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from its Launch Complex 1 the company in Māhia, New Zealand at 7:41 PM NZST (3:41 PM). am EDT) on Saturday. The agency’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant … Read more

NASA’s PREFIRE mission is ready to unravel the mysteries of Earth’s poles

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Two small rectangular satellites hover above earth on opposite sides. each has a dual-panel solar array extended from two sides. The curve of Earth below is hazy and blue.

NASA is preparing to launch its latest climate science mission, the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), which aims to capture brand new data on how heat is lost from Earth’s polar regions to space . PREFIRE consists of a pair of cubesats launched separately into near-polar orbits. The first, “Ready, Aim, PREFIRE,” … Read more