Description: Authentic -ROCKET LAB 36- TROPICS -"Rocket Like A Hurricane"-ELECTRON Launch-NASA GSFC MIT Mission SPACE PATCH On May 8th, 2023, Rocket Lab successfully completed the first of two launches to deploy NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission across two separate Electron launches. The first mission - Rocket Like A Hurricane - was Rocket Lab's 36th Electron launch overall and lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The second mission - Coming To A Storm Near You - is scheduled to launch from the same location in mid-late May 2023. NASA’s TROPICS constellation will monitor the formation and evolution of tropical cyclones, including hurricanes, and provide rapidly updating storm intensity observations. This data will help scientists better understand the processes that affect these high-impact storms, ultimately leading to improved modeling and prediction. The constellation, which is part of NASA’s Earth System Science Pathfinder Program, consists of four CubeSats that require launch to a specific orbit at an altitude of 550 kilometers and inclination of about 30 degrees. All four satellites need to be deployed into their operational orbit within a 60-day period, making Electron the ideal launch vehicle as it enables dedicated launch to unique orbits on highly responsive timelines. The two missions were initially scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia but will now take place at Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand to support a Q2 launch window that will see the satellites reach orbit in time for the North American 2023 hurricane season. rocketlabpatches.com USAFSPACE.com THIS - ORIGINAL - 100% EMBROIDERED - ROCKET LAB -36 Mission PATCH IS - 5" x 4.25" - AND IS IN - MINT - CONDITIONusafspace.comapollopatches.com apollospacepatches.com artemispatches.com artemiscrewpatches.com deepspacepatches.com usafspacepatches.com spacexpatches.com spacexmissionpatches.com launchpatches.com missionpatches.com marspatches.com marscrewpatches.com nasacrewpatches.com nasaspacepatches.com ussfpatches.com ussfcoins.com spaceforcepatches.com nropatches.com nrocoins.com orionpatches.com orioncrewpatches.com rocketlabpatches.com © 2002 - 2023 usafspace.com. All Rights Reserved. THANKS FOR LOOKING, I WILL BE HAPPY TO COMBINE ITEMS TO SAVE ON SHIPPING**** PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR - EBAY STORE - AND OTHER EBAY AUCTIONS **** A LOTMORE GREAT PATCHES CHALLENGE COINS, FLOWN MEDALLIONS, SPACE STICKERS, AND INCREDIBLE SIGNED NASA PHOTOSNASA LITHOS AND SPACE COLLECTIBLES ARE LISTED...
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