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Rocket LabLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceElectron · TROPICS-2
Launched 2023-05-08 01:00 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
67th
orbital launch attempt in 2023
Rocket Lab
4th
launch this year
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
44 d 15 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
Launches
98
Successful
94
96%
Landings
7
of 9
Upcoming
60
scheduled
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Both TROPICS satellites have deployed from the Electron kickstage
Jay
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Liftoff of Electron carrying 2 NASA TROPICS satellite
Jay
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Livestream has started
Launch Library 2
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New launch date confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed again due to weather, new date will be determined after the storm passes.
Jay
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Launch delayed to NET May 3rd as teams monitor a storm at the launch site.
Jay
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Setting GO. Rocket Lab has confirmed they have moved the mission to LC-1 in New Zealand
Jay
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Updating launch vehicle, provider, and pad. Launch NET May 1, 2023.
Nosu
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NET 2023; rocket configuration will be updated later on DB
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET April
Nosu
Height
18m
Diameter
1.2m
To low Earth orbit
300kg
Liftoff thrust
162kN
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