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Electron | Coming To A Storm Near You (TROPICS-3)

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Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Rocket Lab's 37th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 6,446th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--May 26, 2023 · 03:46 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: May 26, 03:30 – May 26, 04:40 UTC

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TROPICS-3

Last two operational (TROPICS-06 & TROPICS-07) 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.

Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

  • 37 · flight 1 · expendable · zone record 4/6

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Updates

  • Payloads have been deployed.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2023 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2023 · source

  • Livestream has started

    LL2 · 5/26/2023 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2023 · source

  • Delayed 1 day due to upper level winds.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/24/2023 · source

  • Delayed to May 25 due to weather.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/21/2023 · source

  • Delayed a day due to unfavourable weather

    Jay · 5/20/2023 · source

  • Refined launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/16/2023 · source

  • Updated launch date confirmed by Rocket Lab

    Jay · 5/15/2023 · source

  • Delayed with the other TROPICS launch due to weather conditions, new date TBD.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 5/4/2023 · source

Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Local pad time: May 26, 3:46 PM GMT+12

37 launches from this pad · 78 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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