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Rideshare Mission

‘Rocket-Like-A-Hurricane’

succesfull


Launch operator

Rocket Lab

Launch date

8 May 2023

Launcher

Electron

Spacecraft launched

2

Launch Location

LC-1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Orbit

LEO

Spacecraft integrators

Rocket Lab

Rideshare Mission

‘Rocket-Like-A-Hurricane’

succesfull


SmallsatTypeCustomerCountryPurpose
TROPICS-05CubeSat 3UMassachusetts Institute of Technology – Space Systems Laboratory (MIT SSL)USAEarth Observation
TROPICS-06CubeSat 3UMassachusetts Institute of Technology – Space Systems Laboratory (MIT SSL)USAEarth Observation

Rideshare Mission

‘Rocket-Like-A-Hurricane’

succesfull


TROPICS Cubesat

Rocket Lab Mahia launch site in New Zealand

Rocket Lab Electron launch

Tropics infographics

Tropics constellation schematics

Rideshare Mission

‘Rocket-Like-A-Hurricane’

succesfull