TROPICS-2 Mission
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
36
Landing
Expended (South Pacific)
Mission
TROPICS-2
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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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Rocket Lab 'Rocket Like a Hurricane' Launch
Updated: Apr 16, 10:44am UTC
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