[U, X2] Next TROPICS Launch From New Zealand Could Come Thursday...

Updated @ 6 am EDT on 05.26.23: 5x5; in stable low Earth orbit now. Earlier on Thursday, high winds caused a ground hold until after midnight Friday am Eastern, at the earliest. . . we will update, as NASA does. . . (perhaps the Universe is on a hold, until Tina is ready to catch this ride, into the Infinite). End update.

Weather continues to vex launch dates for a second TROPICS rocket liftoff down under.

We will keep you posted, but the prior one was. . . flawless. Here's the update, from NASA:

. . .NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 12 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 25, (4 p.m. NZST) for the final launch of the agency’s TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) mission due to unfavorable weather conditions. Rocket Lab will continue to assess the weather, and provide updates.

The pair of spacecraft remain healthy and ready for launch on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand.

This launch is the second of two planned launches, each sending a pair of shoebox-sized satellites to low Earth orbit to make more frequent observations of tropical cyclones, which includes hurricanes and typhoons. TROPICS will provide data on temperature, precipitation, water vapor, and clouds by measuring microwave frequencies, providing insight into storm formation and intensification. The data will help scientists better understand the processes that affect these high-impact storms, ultimately leading to improved modeling and prediction. . . .

Now you know -- lots of random visits to collateral sites this morning. . . trusting all is okay(?). . .



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