Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)

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.

Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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

• Rocket Lab 'Rocket Like a Hurricane' Launch — Rocket Lab

• Both TROPICS satellites have deployed from the Electron kickstage

  Jay · 5/8/2023 · source

• Liftoff of Electron carrying 2 NASA TROPICS satellite

  Jay · 5/8/2023

• Livestream has started

  LL2 · 5/8/2023 · source

• New launch date confirmed.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 5/5/2023 · source

• Delayed again due to weather, new date will be determined after the storm passes.

  Jay · 5/1/2023 · source

• Launch delayed to NET May 3rd as teams monitor a storm at the launch site.

  Jay · 4/28/2023 · source

• Setting GO. Rocket Lab has confirmed they have moved the mission to LC-1 in New Zealand

  Jay · 4/10/2023 · source

• Updating launch vehicle, provider, and pad. Launch NET May 1, 2023.

  Nosu · 11/23/2022 · source

• NET 2023; rocket configuration will be updated later on DB

  Cosmic_Penguin · 8/4/2022 · source

• NET April

  Nosu · 3/25/2022 · source