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Electron | Coming To A Storm Near You (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.
Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Rocket: Electron · Provider: Rocket Lab
Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand · View on map (opens in new tab)