萤火虫 Alpha Block 2 | INCUS
发射信息
| 任务代号： | 暂无 |
| 发射状态： | 待确定 |
| 发射服务商： | 萤火虫 |
| 火箭型号： | 萤火虫 Alpha Block 2 |
| 火箭家族： | 萤火虫 Alpha |
| 任务名称： | INCUS |
| 任务类型： | Earth Science |
| 发射地点： | 沃洛普斯飞行设施，弗吉尼亚州，美国 |
| 发射工位： | LA-0 A |
| 轨道类型： | 近地轨道 |
任务详情
The Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) is a NASA Earth science mission led by Colorado State University that will investigate the behavior of tropical storms in order to better represent these storms in weather and climate models. It consists of 3 SmallSats flying in tight coordination to study why convective storms, heavy precipitation, and clouds occur exactly when and where they form. Each satellite will have a high frequency precipitation radar that observes rapid changes in convective cloud depth and intensities. 1 of the 3 satellites also will carry a microwave radiometer to provide the spatial content of the larger scale weather observed by the radars. By flying so closely together, the satellites will use the slight differences in when they make observations to apply a novel time-differencing approach to estimate the vertical transport of convective mass.
运营机构
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
火箭详情
基本信息
| 名称 | 萤火虫 Alpha Block 2 |
| 全名 | 萤火虫 Alpha Block 2 |
| 家族 | 萤火虫 Alpha |
| 型号 | Block 2 |
| 制造商 | 萤火虫 |
规格参数
| 长度 | 31.6 m |
| 直径 | 1.82 m |
| 最小级数 | 2 |
| 最大级数 | 2 |
| 起飞质量 | 54 t |
| 起飞推力 | 736 kN |
| LEO运力 | 1030 kg |
| GTO运力 | - kg |
| 首飞时间 | 未知 |
描述
Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers. The Block 2 version features increased length and structural strength for both stages, optimized propellant tanks and consolidated in-house batteries and avionics.
发射场详情
| 发射场名称 | 沃洛普斯飞行设施，弗吉尼亚州，美国 |
| 发射工位 | LA-0 A |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 经纬度 | 37.8337, -75.4881 |
