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NASA TROPICS Teleconference
Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
NASA will host a media teleconference ahead of the launch of its TROPICS mission.
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Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
May 8, 2023, 1 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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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