June 12, 2022 at 5:43 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 46
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4584, -80.5284
First two operational (TROPICS-02 & TROPICS-03) 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 media
Astra Rocket 3 TROPICS-1
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Height
11.6 m
Diameter
1.32 m
LEO capacity
100 kg
Successful launches
2
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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