Two NASA CubeSat satellites They were launched from New Zealand. The so-called Tropics mission aims to observer tropical cyclones from the low earth orbitWith this, it is hoped that the space agency can help prevent disasters.
According to a project with the satellites placed, it will be possible to improve the weather forecasts about storms and hurricanes which are devastating. The new storm trackers were put into orbit on a rocket built by the American company Rocket Lab.
One of the advantages of these devices is that they can fly over hurricanes (or typhoons in the Pacific) every hour, compared to every six hours in the satellite measurements current.
What role will NASA CubeSats have?
Nanosatellites will monitor hurricanes
Originally, the constellation was to consist of six satellites, but the first two were lost when a US Astra rocket failed shortly after liftoff last year.
On the subject, NASA scientist Will McCarty said that the researchers will be able to see the evolution of the storms every hour, he also noted: “we get the ability to add more information to the flagship satellites that we already have.”
At a press conference, it was also reported that a second ship built by the Rocket Lab company will be launched in approximately two weeks, with two more small satellites, to complete a constellation of four hurricane tracking satellites.
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Information collected about precipitation, temperature and humidity could help scientists determine where a hurricane will make landfall and how intense it will be, helping people living in coastal areas to be better prepared for potential disaster evacuations. natural.
As we have mentioned in other informative notes of The Truth Newseach CubeSat nanosatellite has a structure that is scalable in cubes with an edge of 10 cm and a mass of less than 1.33 kg.
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