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Satellite Programme: Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats
Programme details
Programme description
Programme in the framework of the US Earth Science Decadal Survey, addressing tropical cyclones.
Many partners involved: MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA (PI W.J. Blackwell), the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, several universities, and NOAA.
The platforms implementing the constellation are of the CubeSat class, stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time of the satellites is 3 years.
Drifting orbits in low inclination (except for the first satellite, in sunsynchronous orbit). The six units in drifting orbits will be launched in couple, into three orbital planes dephased by 120°.
More information
here
Mission overview:
here
Detailed description
here
Data circulation
Data available from the Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC).
Agencies
NASA
Programme lifetime
2021 - 2026
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats
TROPICS-01 (Pathfinder)
(2021-2023)
TMS
TROPICS-02
(2022-2022)
TMS
TROPICS-03
(2023-2026)
TMS
TROPICS-04
(2022-2022)
TMS
TROPICS-05
(2023-2026)
TMS
TROPICS-06
(2023-2026)
TMS
TROPICS-07
(2023-2023)
TMS