Near Field Infrared Experiment

Near Field Infrared Experiment ( NFIRE ) is a military satellite, which the USA has started on 24 April 2007 with a Minotaur - 1 from the Wallops Flight Facility on an orbit at 495 km altitude with 49 ° inclination.

Built by General Dynamics satellite has a launch mass of 494 kg, and is designed for a lifetime of two years. Its payload consists of two sensors for infrared and visible light for detecting and tracking missile launches on Earth. It bears in addition an experimental laser communication terminal for data communication. Equipping of the plan it with a bullet ( "Kill Vehicle" ), has been abandoned.