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	The '''Near Field Infrared Experiment''' (NFIRE) is a satellite which was proposed and developed by the ], a division of the ]. It was launched atop a ], from ], at 06:48 ] on ] ]. Though primarily designed to gather data on exhaust plumes from rockets, the satellite was also intended to contain a ] similar to kinds intended for the ]. A missile was then to be fired at and nearly miss the instrumented kill vehicle. This feature was later removed.
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	NFIRE was funded by $44 million in FY2004. In ], the ] instructed the ], MDA, to remove the kill vehicle from the planned 2006 NFIRE launch, approving $68 million in FY2005 subject to that condition.
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	The ] reviewing the NFIRE program, however, urged the MDA to return the missile defense interceptor (]) to the originally scheduled test, despite the controversial perception of this leading to the deployment of weapons in space. The committee, which approved $13.7 million for the NFIRE program in FY06, told the MDA to “complete development and mission integration of the deployable NFIRE Kill Vehicle.”
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	The MDA has removed the kill vehicle portion of the planned test, saying it posed a risk of technical failure, and replaced it with a laser communications payload.
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			The '''Near Field Infrared Experiment''' (NFIRE) was a satellite that was proposed and developed by the ], a division of the ]. It was launched atop a ], from ], at 06:48 ] on 24 April 2007. Though primarily designed to gather data on exhaust plumes from rockets, the satellite was also intended to contain a ] similar to kinds intended for the ]. A missile was then to be fired at and nearly miss the instrumented kill vehicle. This feature was later removed.<ref>{{cite web\|title=MDA Budget Documents Detail NFIRE Experiments \|author=Jeremy Singer \|url=http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive05/Nfire_041805.html \|publisher=] \|accessdate=2008-09-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524124347/https://www.space.com/spacenews/archive05/Nfire_041805.html \|archivedate=May 24, 2009 }}</ref>

			NFIRE was funded by $44 million in FY2004. In 2004, the ] instructed the ], MDA, to remove the kill vehicle from the planned 2006 NFIRE launch, approving $68 million in FY2005 subject to that condition.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The war of words over war in space\|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4732874\|author=James Oberg\|date=16 April 2004 \|publisher=]\|access-date=2008-09-18}}</ref>
			The ] reviewing the NFIRE program, however, urged the MDA to return the missile defense interceptor (]) to the originally scheduled test, despite the controversial perception of this leading to the deployment of weapons in space. The committee, which approved $13.7 million for the NFIRE program in FY06, told the MDA to "complete development and mission integration of the deployable NFIRE Kill Vehicle."

			The MDA removed the kill vehicle portion of the planned test, saying it posed a risk of technical failure, and replaced it with a laser communications payload from ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=STSS Satellites Could Benefit From NFIRE Demo \|url=http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive06/Stss_040306.html \|author=Jeremy Singer \|publisher=] \|accessdate=2008-09-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724115306/http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive06/Stss_040306.html \|archivedate=July 24, 2008 }}</ref>

			NFIRE reentered the Earth's atmosphere on November 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=31140 \|title=NFIRE \|work=N2YO.com \|date=November 4, 2015 \|access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 19:48, 3 August 2024

Near Field Infrared Experiment
Start of mission
NFIRE satellite
Names	NFIRE

COSPAR ID	2007-014A
SATCAT no.	31140


Launch date	06:48, April 24, 2007 (UTC) (2007-04-24T06:48Z)
Rocket	Minotaur rocket
Launch site	MARS LP-0B


End of mission
Decay date	November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04)


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Eccentricity	0.01551
Perigee altitude	255 km (158 mi)
Apogee altitude	464 km (288 mi)
Inclination	48.2°
Period	91.7 min

The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) was a satellite that was proposed and developed by the Missile Defense Agency, a division of the United States Department of Defense. It was launched atop a Minotaur rocket, from Wallops Island, at 06:48 GMT on 24 April 2007. Though primarily designed to gather data on exhaust plumes from rockets, the satellite was also intended to contain a kill vehicle similar to kinds intended for the Strategic Defense Initiative. A missile was then to be fired at and nearly miss the instrumented kill vehicle. This feature was later removed.

NFIRE was funded by $44 million in FY2004. In 2004, the United States House of Representatives instructed the Missile Defense Agency, MDA, to remove the kill vehicle from the planned 2006 NFIRE launch, approving $68 million in FY2005 subject to that condition. The Senate Appropriations Committee reviewing the NFIRE program, however, urged the MDA to return the missile defense interceptor (kill vehicle) to the originally scheduled test, despite the controversial perception of this leading to the deployment of weapons in space. The committee, which approved $13.7 million for the NFIRE program in FY06, told the MDA to "complete development and mission integration of the deployable NFIRE Kill Vehicle."

The MDA removed the kill vehicle portion of the planned test, saying it posed a risk of technical failure, and replaced it with a laser communications payload from Tesat-Spacecom.

NFIRE reentered the Earth's atmosphere on November 4, 2015.

References

Jeremy Singer. "MDA Budget Documents Detail NFIRE Experiments". Space.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
James Oberg (16 April 2004). "The war of words over war in space". NBC News. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
Jeremy Singer. "STSS Satellites Could Benefit From NFIRE Demo". Space.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
"NFIRE". N2YO.com. November 4, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

External links

Space Security Index 2005 Space Based Strike Weapons Briefing

v t e ← 2006 Orbital launches in 2007 2008 →
January	Cartosat-2, SRE-1, Lapan-TUBsat, Pehuensat-1 Progress M-59 NSS-8
February	Beidou-1D THEMIS A, THEMIS B, THEMIS C, THEMIS D, THEMIS E IGS Radar 2, IGS Optical 3V
March	ASTRO, CFESat, FalconSAT-3, MidSTAR-1, NEXTSat, STPSat-1 Skynet 5A, INSAT-4B
April	Soyuz TMA-10 Anik F3 Hai Yang 1B Compass-M1 EgyptSat 1, Saudisat-3, SaudiComsat-3, SaudiComsat-4, SaudiComsat-5, SaudiComsat-6, SaudiComsat-7, CP-3, CP-4, CAPE-1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB-1, MAST AGILE, AAM NFIRE AIM
May	Astra 1L, Galaxy 17 Progress M-60 NigComSat-1 Yaogan 2, Zheda PiXing 1 Globalstar 65, Globalstar 69, Globalstar 71, Globalstar 72 Sinosat-3
June	Kosmos 2427 COSMO-1 STS-117 (ITS S3/4) Ofek-7 TerraSAR-X USA-194 Genesis II Kosmos 2428
July	SAR-Lupe 2 Zhongxing 6B DirecTV-10
August	Progress M-61 Phoenix STS-118 (ITS S5, SpaceHab LSM) Spaceway-3, BSAT-3a
September	INSAT-4CR JCSAT-11 Kosmos 2429 Kaguya (Okina, Ouna) Foton-M No.3, YES2 WorldView-1 CBERS-2B Dawn
October	Intelsat 11, Optus D2 Soyuz TMA-11 USA-195 USA-196 Globalstar 66, Globalstar 67, Globalstar 78, Globalstar 70 Kosmos 2430 STS-120 (Harmony) Chang'e 1 Kosmos 2431, Kosmos 2432, Kosmos 2433
November	SAR-Lupe 3, Rubin-7 USA-197 Yaogan 3 Skynet 5B, Star One C1 Sirius 4
December	Globus-1M No.11L COSMO-2 USA-198 Radarsat-2 USA-199 Horizons-2, Rascom-QAF 1 Progress M-62 Kosmos 2434, Kosmos 2435, Kosmos 2436
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