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SUMMARY:Firefly Alpha Block 2 | INCUS (date provisional)
DESCRIPTION:The Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) is a NASA Eart
 h science mission led by Colorado State University that will investigate t
 he behavior of tropical storms in order to better represent these storms i
 n weather and climate models. It consists of 3 SmallSats flying in tight c
 oordination to study why convective storms\, heavy precipitation\, and clo
 uds occur exactly when and where they form. \n\nEach satellite will have a
  high frequency precipitation radar that observes rapid changes in convect
 ive cloud depth and intensities. 1 of the 3 satellites also will carry a m
 icrowave radiometer to provide the spatial content of the larger scale wea
 ther observed by the radars. By flying so closely together\, the satellite
 s will use the slight differences in when they make observations to apply 
 a novel time-differencing approach to estimate the vertical transport of c
 onvective mass.\n\nOnly the year is filed. This date is a placeholder and 
 will move.\n\nLatest time and details on EveryLaunch: https://www.everylau
 nch.space/launches/firefly-alpha-block-2-incus
URL:https://www.everylaunch.space/launches/firefly-alpha-block-2-incus
LOCATION:Launch Area 0 A\, Wallops Flight Facility\, Virginia\, USA
GEO:37.8337;-75.4881
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280101
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STATUS:TENTATIVE
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