Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
Launch information
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Third and fourth operational (TROPICS-04 & TROPICS-05) satellites for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: May 8, 2023, 1 a.m.
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
TROPICS-2 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Rocket Lab |
Rocket |
Electron |
Location |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
Pad |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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#36
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#67
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#2
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#2
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#4
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Latest news about the launch
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NASA’s TROPICS Mission: Offering Detailed Images and Analysis of Tropical Cyclones
Introduction Tropical cyclones represent a danger to life, property, and the economies of communities. Researchers who study tropical cyclones have focused on remote observations using space-based platforms to image these storms, inform forecasts, better ...
NASA TROPICS Constellation Fully Operational & Ready For Hurricane Season
NASA's TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) are now fully operational, and are ready to bolster monitoring efforts for the ongoing Atlantic hurricane season.
TROPICS cubesat constellation ready for hurricane season
A quartet of cubesats launched in May to monitor the development of tropical storm systems is working just in time to support monitoring of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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