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Description TROPICS Rocket Launch (KSC-20230507-PH-RLS01 0002-reupload) (cropped).jpg |
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A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off Launch Complex 1, Pad B, in Māhia, New Zealand on May 8 at 1 p.m. New Zealand time (May 7 at 9 p.m. EDT), carrying two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons. NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) CubeSats will provide data on temperature, precipitation, water vapor, and clouds by measuring microwave frequencies, providing insight into storm formation and intensification.
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Date | Taken on 7 May 2023 | ||
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Author | NASA Kennedy Space Center / Rocket Lab |
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