Living definition
What is NASA INCUS Mission?
Weather & Atmospheric Science Energy, Climate, Space & Materials
- As of
- 2026-07-23
- Revision
- 2026-07-23.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
NASA's INCUS mission, the Investigation of Convective Updrafts, flies three small satellites carrying radar instruments in close, precisely timed succession over tropical storm systems. By comparing radar returns captured moments apart from each satellite, INCUS measures the vertical movement of air and water inside convective storms, data used to understand how storms grow and to improve models of extreme weather.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 74 (claimed 80, reported 80, gap 6) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Track; not yet.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for NASA INCUS Mission.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-07-23.1
- Hash
- sha256:2946693d2bc5cb60960d58d1e68b228b21021ebbdb21122cce1fb0a6793301ce
- Approved
- 2026-07-23