NASA is set to launch six new satellites which will help the space agency study tropical cyclones and possibly create new prediction models.
NASA is already set to launch six more satellites into space. The first two are geared to launch sometime after June 12. The satellites are part of NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS. Together the six will join the TROPICS Pathfinder to study tropical cyclones. Altogether, NASA plans to do three launches, with two more to follow later this year. If all three are successful, the space agency will have three new orbital planes to cover global storms more frequently. That means we can study tropical cyclones more closely, which could lead to better predictive models.
