Astra Rocket 3 | TROPICS-1
Space Launch Complex 46
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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TROPICS-1
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.
Astra Rocket 3
Height 11.60 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 140 kN
Diameter 1.32 Meters
Mass To LEO 100 kg
Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes
Launch Success 2
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2020-09-12
Launch Failures 5
Updates
Jay
2022-06-12T17:56:38+0000
Second stage shut down prematurely resulting in the loss of the mission.
Jay
2022-06-12T17:43:22+0000
Liftoff
Jay
2022-06-12T17:31:44+0000
Hold released. New T-0 of 17:43 UTC
Jay
2022-06-12T16:10:57+0000
Holding again at T-01:30
Jay
2022-06-12T16:00:55+0000
Hold released, new T-0 of 16:12 UTC
Jay
2022-06-12T15:56:44+0000
Holding due to boats in the hazard area.
Jay
2022-06-12T15:30:07+0000
Webcast live
Jay
2022-06-12T13:29:36+0000
Weather 40% favourable at the opening of the window, trending towards 10% at the end.
Nosu
2022-06-11T08:24:45+0000
T-0 and window confirmed by Astra
Nosu
2022-06-11T08:21:40+0000
Adjusting window
Nosu
2022-06-10T13:39:35+0000
Weather 50% at the beginning of the window, trending towards 20% two hours later.
Nosu
2022-06-08T13:42:05+0000
Adding launch window per NGA notice.
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-06-07T02:14:38+0000
NET June 12
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-04-28T18:41:56+0000
NET June
Nosu
2022-03-25T21:52:25+0000
NET April
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