Firefly noted that the company’s Alpha rocket series was specifically designed to support missions like INCUS.
“This allows our customers to place their satellites in the exact orbit they need and use their mission-critical resources to immediately begin conducting research and making advancements in science,” Firefly CEO Jason Kim said in a statement.
The INCUS mission will deploy three satellites, all of which will record data on how tropical storms form, evolve, and eventually dissipate. The satellites will also be equipped with highly sensitive precipitation radar systems that track cloud density and intensity.