TROPICS-05
Mission information
- Name
- TROPICS-05
- Satellite ID
- AAKK-7931-9204-3312-8670
- NORAD ID
- 56442
- Website
- https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/tropics
- Country of Origin
-
United States of America
Status
Operational
Satellite is in orbit and operational
Image

Mission timeline
- Launch Date
- 2023-05-08T00:00:00+00:00
Description
TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) is a constellation of seven identical 3U CubeSats provide sounding with 30-minute median revisit rate.
2 of the TROPICS failed launch.
They will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones.
SatNOGS Links
S-Band transmitter
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- FM
- Downlink Frequency
- 2252.250 MHz
- Downlink Drifted
- 2252.250 MHz
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
No observations recorded for TROPICS-05 in the last 24h
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (active)
- TLE Updated
- 2025-03-30 16:28:46 UTC
- TLE Set
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1 56442U 23062A 25089.50237150 .00073131 00000+0 14036-2 0 9991
2 56442 32.7349 23.2606 0000819 16.1585 343.9121 15.46708417105365
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