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. 
              
              
              
                Full Name
                
                  Tactical Satellite-2
                
                
                  Mission Status
                
                
                  Mission complete
                
               
              
                
                  Mission Agencies
                
                
                  DoD (USA) 
                 
                
                  Launch Date
                
                
                  16 Dec 2006
                
               
              
                
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                EOL Date
                
                  05 Feb 2011
                
               
              
              
              
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                  Orbit Period
                
                
                  92.9 minutes
                
               
              
                
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                  Orbit Inclination
                
                
                  40 deg
                
               
              
                
                  Orbit Altitude
                
                
                  419 km
                
                
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