Finestra di lancio:
08/05/2023 03:00:00 - 08/05/2023 05:00:00
Vettore Electron
Famiglia Electron
Nome Electron
Rampa di lancio Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Onenui Station- Mahia Peninsula- New Zealand -39,262 177,864
Missione 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.
Tipo di missione: Earth Science
Tipo di orbita: Low Earth Orbit