INCUS
Liftoff Time
No Earlier Than 2027
Watch Livestream
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Mission Details
Launch Notes
First Alpha launch from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
INCUS
Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) will include three SmallSats flying in tight coordination to study why convective storms, heavy precipitation, and clouds occur exactly when and where they form.
Low Earth Orbit
3 Payloads
300 kilograms
Rocket
Planned
Alpha Block 2 
Agency
FireflyRocket
Diameter: 1.82m
Height: 31.6m
Liftoff Thrust
801 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.2m
Height: 5m
Stages
2