INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) is a NASA Earth Venture mission flying three small-satellite atmospheric-science observatories on Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island. The spacecraft operate in coordinated low-Earth orbit to make rapid-repeat observations of convective storms, measuring updraft behavior and convective mass flux to improve understanding of severe weather and climate processes.

The launch date is currently targeted for October, 2026 (UTC).

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Provider	Firefly
Vehicle	Alpha
Location	Pad 0A Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island) Virginia, United States
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