Sunday, May 07, 2023

Blastoff! NASA TROPICS hurricane satellites launched by Rocket Lab

 
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A Rocket Lab Electron booster launched a pair of NASA Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) satellites from Mahai, New Zealand on May 7, 2023 (May 8 - local time). The first satellites from the constellations were original supposed to fly to space atop Astra's Rocket 3.3 booster but were lost when the launch failed. Credit: Rocket Lab
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