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Starlink Group 15-14
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateJul 14, 2026
Local time01:16 AM UTC
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TROPICS-1
Astra Rocket 3Astra SpaceSpace Launch Complex 46
Sunday, June 12, 2022 · 05:43 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Astra Rocket 3
Profile →Astra Rocket 4 is the fourth version and second orbital version of Astra Space's small satellite launch vehicle. It is designed to carry 750kg in LEO.
Height18.9 m
LEO Payload750 kg
Launches8
Successes2
Provider
Astra Space
Profile →USA • Founded 2005
Astra Space is a launch vehicle company based in San Francisco, California, that develops pump-fed, liquid bipropellant propulsion engines for DARPA and NASA as well as their Astra Rocket launch vehicle.
Mission Brief
First two operational (TROPICS-02 & TROPICS-03) satellites for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.
PayloadTROPICS-1
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerAstra Space
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 46
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.458°N
- Longitude
- 80.528°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
40%
GO
ConstrainedNo active constraints
Weather Rules
No formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:00 PM UTC - 06:00 PM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
