| Name |
TROPICS |
| Type |
CubeSat |
| Units or mass |
3U |
| Organisation |
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| Institution |
University |
| Entity |
Academic / Education |
| Nation |
US |
| Manufacturer |
AIVT by Blue Canyon |
| Launch brokerer |
Astra |
| Oneliner |
Provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements over the tropics for weather prediction. |
| Sources |
[1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Keywords |
Steerable Solar Arrays |
Related Spacecraft
| Name |
Status |
Launch |
Orbit |
| TROPICS 1 Pathfinder (The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
Operational (Comissioning complete according to official website as of 2021-07-23 and last checked on 2021-08-04) |
2021-06-30 |
525 km, 97.5 deg |
| TROPICS 2 ( The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
not launched |
2022-03-31 |
not launched |
| TROPICS 3 ( The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
not launched |
2022-03-31 |
not launched |
| TROPICS 4 ( The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
not launched |
2022-04-30 |
not launched |
| TROPICS 5 ( The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
not launched |
2022-04-30 |
not launched |
| TROPICS 6 ( The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
not launched |
2022-05-31 |
not launched |
| TROPICS 7 ( The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
not launched |
2022-05-31 |
not launched |
Last modified: 2021-12-27
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