TROPICS PATHFINDER
Mission information
- Name
- TROPICS PATHFINDER
- Alternate Names
- TROPICS-01
- Satellite ID
- BVWK-5543-8812-7194-6506
- NORAD ID
- 48901
- 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
- 2021-06-30T00:00:00+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 telemetry
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- FM
- Downlink Frequency
- 2252250000
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
No observations recorded for TROPICS PATHFINDER 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
- 2024-05-02 21:39:49 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 48901U 21059Y 24123.41272340 .00095958 00000+0 13495-2 0 9993
2 48901 97.6089 273.4512 0004357 216.4446 143.6512 15.56340415158463
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