Key statistics
Satellite TROPICS-05 at a glance.
Uptime
792
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
32.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TROPICS-05.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TROPICS-05
International designator: 2023-062A
Object number (NORAD): 56442
Object ID (CCSDS): 56442
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 92.663 minutes
Inclination: 32.7329 deg
SMA: 6783.162 km
Apoapsis: 406.688 km
Periapsis: 403.365 km
RAAN: 73.7341 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000245
Argument of periapsis: 42.5008 deg
Mean anomaly: 317.5864 deg
Mean motion: 15.54012529 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00050332 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00074658 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 6:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TROPICS-05
TLE line 1: 1 56442U 23062A 25188.78844487 .00050332 00000-0 74658-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 56442 32.7329 73.7341 0002450 42.5008 317.5864 15.54012529120791
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TROPICS-05.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
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.
TROPICS-05 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on May 8, 2023, 1 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 8, 2023, 1 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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TROPICS cubesat constellation ready for hurricane season
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