PREFIRE

Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment

active Mission

A mission designed for a pair of tiny satellites to measure a little-studied portion of the radiant energy emitted by Earth, for clues about sea ice loss, ice-sheet melting, and a warming Arctic – the region that behaves like our planet’s thermostat, as it regulates the climate by venting excess energy received in the tropics.

Type

CubeSat

Launch

May 2024

Target

Earth

Objective

Study Arctic Heat Emissions
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