Astra Rocket 3 | TROPICS-1
Launch Failure
Premature second stage shutdown. Cause is not yet known.L - -- : -- : -- : --
Launch Window
June 12, 2022, 4 p.m. - June 12, 2022, 6 p.m.
June 12, 2022, 4 p.m. - June 12, 2022, 6 p.m.
First two operational (TROPICS-02 & TROPICS-03) 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.
Second stage shut down prematurely resulting in the loss of the mission.
Liftoff
Hold released. New T-0 of 17:43 UTC
Holding again at T-01:30
Hold released, new T-0 of 16:12 UTC
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