LaunchesRocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
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Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
Electron · Earth Science
May 8, 2023 · 01:00 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Rocket Lab · NASA
- Rocket
- Electron
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
- NET precision
- Hour
- Data source
- LL2