WMO OSCAR | Satellite: TROPICS-06

Satellite: TROPICS-06

Satellite details

Acronym	TROPICS-06
Full name	Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats - 06
Satellite Description	6th flight unit of the TROPICS constellation. Mission: to monitor changes in tropical cyclones to provide a 60 min median refresh rate (when the 7-satellite constellation is fully deployed).
Mass at launch	3.9 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov
Data access information	Data distributed by the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	550 km
Inclination	30 °

Space agency	NASA
Status	Planned
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	Jul 2022	EOL	≥2032
Last update:	2022-05-09

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats
- TROPICS-01 (Pathfinder) (2021 - 2022-11)
- TROPICS-02 (2022 - 2022)
- TROPICS-03 (2022 - 2022)
- TROPICS-04 (2022-07 - 2032)
- TROPICS-05 (2022-07 - 2032)
- TROPICS-06 (2022-07 - 2032)
- TROPICS-07 (2022-07 - 2032)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on TROPICS-06

Acronym	Full name
TMS	TROPICS Millimeter-wave Sounder

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on TROPICS-06

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Instrument landing page	Comments
TMS	TROPICS Millimeter-wave Sounder	Oct 2022 *	≥2032 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed