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# [Rocket Lab 'Rocket Like a Hurricane' Launch](https://spaceontop.com/rocket-lab-rocket-like-a-hurricane-launch)

 Written by [Avus](https://spaceontop.com/author/avus) | May 8, 2023 4:59:00 PM

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.

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