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Rocket Like A Hurricane

completedLaunch 2023-062
Launched 5/8/2023LEOService CSat LEO OO
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
TROPICS SV05
retired
Earth Observation
LEO
TROPICS SV06
retired
Earth ObservationLEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
5/8/2023
Launch ID
2023-062
Launch Profile
Sat LEO OO
Service Type
C
Customer Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Rocket Lab
Launch Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula (Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula)Mahia Peninsula, N Island
Payload Summary
Payload Count
2
Payload Status
retired 2
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 2
Track
Mentions
4
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The 'Rocket Like a Hurricane' Electron launch on 2023-05-08 deployed the first two CubeSats of NASA’s TROPICS constellation.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 16, 2023Rocket Lab to Launch Second NASA TROPICS to Deploy Storm Monitoring Constellation

Rocket Lab completed the 'Rocket Like a Hurricane' Electron launch on 2023-05-08 which deployed the first two CubeSats of NASA’s TROPICS constellation.

PlanGeneralCapabilityValue 4.4May 15, 2023Rocket Lab Sets Date for Second NASA TROPICS Launch to Deploy Storm Monitoring Constellation

Rocket Lab has launched a total of 161 satellites to orbit following the 'Rocket Like a Hurricane' mission.

PlanValue 3.0May 7, 2023UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab pushes NASA’s TROPICS mission to orbit… Rocket Lab’s official launch report…

The first TROPICS launch, named Rocket Like a Hurricane, is expected to launch as soon as 2023-05-01 NZST (2023-04-30 EDT) in 2023.

PlanValue 4.2Apr 10, 2023Rocket Lab to launch NASA’s Cyclone-Tracking Satellite Constellation from New Zealand