Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 4th Quarter, 2027

Mission Details

FORUM

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Carrying a Fourier transform spectrometer, FORUM – short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring – will measure Earth’s outgoing radiation in the far-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum that has never been measured from space before. Data from FORUM will provide unique insight into Earth’s radiation budget and how it is controlled, thereby fill in a missing piece of the climate jigsaw.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

900 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Vega C

Active Since 2022

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Rocket

Diameter: 3.4m

Height: 35m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,500 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.3m

Height: 9m

Stages

4

Launch Site

ELV

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

75 days