CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - TacSat-2 -
Full Name Tactical Satellite-2 Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies DoD (USA) Launch Date 16 Dec 2006
Mission Links EOL Date 05 Feb 2011
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
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Orbit Type Orbit Period 92.9 minutes
Orbit Sense Orbit Inclination 40 deg
Orbit Altitude 419 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications The TacSat-2 objective is to demonstrate techniques and methodologies to dramatically shorten the development time required for small satellites. TacSat-2 represents in fact a new way of doing business in spacecraft implementation.
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