Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
Rocket Lab·Electron·Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
LEOEarth Science
Launch time: May 8, 2023 at 01:00 AM UTC
Your local time: 08 May 2023, 01:00 UTC
✓ SuccessMay 08, 2023
About this mission
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.
Mission Timeline
Events will appear closer to launch. Expected:
- Launch
- Stage Sep
- Orbit Insertion