Electron | Coming To A Storm Near You (TROPICS-3)
Rocket Lab·Electron·Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
LEOEarth Science
Launch time: May 26, 2023 at 03:46 AM UTC
Your local time: 26 May 2023, 03:46 UTC
✓ SuccessMay 26, 2023
About this mission
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.
Mission Timeline
Events will appear closer to launch. Expected:
- Launch
- Stage Sep
- Orbit Insertion