ATom-4: 24 April - 24 May 2018 Complete
Integration of most instruments was completed in March 2018, with test flights beginning on April 12th, 2018.
The plan followed much of the ATom3 flight tracks (with the flight over Antarctica from Punta Arenas, Chile) and a stop in Recife, Brazil instead of Ascension and Cape Verde.
Flights are planned for the dates below (YYYYMMDD, Flight number, Departure location, Arrival location).
20180424: RF01 Palmdale, CA - Palmdale, CA
20180427: RF02 Palmdale, CA - Anchorage, AK
20180429: RF03 Anchorage, AK - Kona, HI
20180501: RF04 Kona, Hawaii - Nadi, Fiji
20180504: RF05 Nadi, Fiji - Christchurch, New Zealand
20180507: RF06 Christchurch, New Zealand - Punta Arenas, Chile
20180509: RF07 Punta Arenas, Chile - Punta Arenas, Chile
20180512: RF08 Punta Arenas, Chile - Recife, Brazil
20180514: RF09 Recife, Brazil - Lajes, Azore Islands
20180517: RF10 Lajes, Azore Islands - Kangerlusaak, Greenland
20180519: RF11 Bangor, Maine - Anchorage, AK
20180521: RF12 Anchorage, AK - Palmdale, CA
Eddy in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska
Updates from the field were made on Twitter by various people (search for #NASA_ATom or just click here for a full overview: #NASA_ATom.
