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TROPICS

Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats

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TROPICS is a constellation of four identical CubeSats designed to observe tropical cyclones in a unique, inclined low Earth orbit over Earth’s tropics – an orbit that allows them to travel over any given storm about once an hour.

Type

SmallSat

Launch

May 25, 2023

Location

Earth orbit

Objective

Improve forecasting for hurricanes and typhoons
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