TROPICS-03
Mission information
- Name
- TROPICS-03
- Satellite ID
- EHEU-9851-0211-5671-3726
- NORAD ID
- 56753
- 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
- 2023-05-26T00:00:00+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
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
No observations recorded for TROPICS-03 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
- 2025-05-13 00:36:53 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 56753U 23073B 25132.69603894 .00023335 00000+0 39603-3 0 9998
2 56753 32.7321 269.2745 0004822 41.2552 318.8494 15.50330665109276
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