TROPICS Pathfinder Mission

Objectives and Applications

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.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) Pathfinder
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
30 Jun 2021
Mission Links
EOL Date
17 Dec 2023
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
95 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
97.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
535 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
02:00:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

TROPICS - Microwave Spectrometer (TROPICS)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields TROPICS
Liquid water and precipitation rate TROPICS
Atmospheric Temperature Fields TROPICS

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