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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Orbital Launch
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#36
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Orbital Launch
#67
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Location Launch
#2
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Pad Launch
#2
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Agency Launch
#4
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Latest news about the launch
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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.
NASA, Rocket Lab Announce Coverage for Second TROPICS Launch
After successfully launching the first pair of small satellites earlier this month from New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 1:30 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22 (5:30 p.m. NZST), to launch the second pair of storm tracking CubeSats ...
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