PREFIRE
NASA’s Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) is an active pair of CubeSats measuring far-infrared energy emitted by Earth’s polar regions to improve understanding of sea-ice loss, ice-sheet melting, and climate processes.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed ExperimentPREFIRE Mission
- Name
- PREFIRE
- Status
- active
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- Description
- NASA’s Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) is an active pair of CubeSats measuring far-infrared energy emitted by Earth’s polar regions to improve understanding of sea-ice loss, ice-sheet melting, and climate processes.
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/prefire/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:06:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:06:20 UTC
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