TROPICS-06
Mission information
- Name
- TROPICS-06
- Satellite ID
- SMPE-0062-2966-2006-7772
- NORAD ID
- 56444
- 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
- 2023-05-08T00:00:00+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
- 2252250000
- Downlink Drifted
- 819
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
No observations recorded for TROPICS-06 in the last 24h
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Warning: There is at least one newer non-redestributable TLE set.
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Space-Track.org
- TLE Updated
- 2025-03-09 00:03:11 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 56444U 23062C 25067.57992848 .00105435 00000-0 19156-2 0 9990
2 56444 32.7272 156.4725 0006552 195.0126 165.0361 15.48148796102075
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