Third and fourth operational (TROPICS-04 & TROPICS-05) 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. (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)

Electron

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• 08.05.2023 Both TROPICS satellites have deployed from the Electron kickstage (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)
• 08.05.2023 Liftoff of Electron carrying 2 NASA TROPICS satellite (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)
• 08.05.2023 Livestream has started (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)
• 05.05.2023 New launch date confirmed. (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)
• 01.05.2023 Delayed again due to weather, new date will be determined after the storm passes. (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)
• 28.04.2023 Launch delayed to NET May 3rd as teams monitor a storm at the launch site. (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)
• 10.04.2023 Setting GO. Rocket Lab has confirmed they have moved the mission to LC-1 in New Zealand (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)
• 23.11.2022 Updating launch vehicle, provider, and pad. Launch NET May 1, 2023. (Original, deutsche Fassung folgt)

Quelle: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)