CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- TROPICS Pathfinder
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Full Name
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Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) Pathfinder
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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30 Jun 2021
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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17 Dec 2023
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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95 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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97.5 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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535 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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02:00:00
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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The TROPICS Pathfinder CubeSat (the qualification unit converted to a flight unit) is a risk reduction mission to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) to test the system from end-to-end prior to the launch of the constellation.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
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