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Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
Electron
May 8, 1:00 AM UTC
May 8, 1:00 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
- Location
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
- Country
- 🇳🇿 NZL