QuickSounder

The QuickSounder mission will support NOAA’s next generation satellite architecture for its future low Earth orbit program, which will provide mission-critical data for the agency’s National Weather Service, the nation’s weather industry, and other users worldwide. A little larger than a typical washing machine, the satellite will be 2.6 feet (80 cm) wide and 3.7 feet (114 cm) long and weigh about 465 pounds (211 kg), including the xenon propellant used by its small electric propulsion thruster.