TacSat-3 Mission

Objectives and Applications

The overall objectives are to demonstrate a responsive system, namely the operation of three payloads in space: the ARTEMIS hyperspectral imager (HSI), the Ocean Data Telemetry Microsatellite Link (ODTML), the SPA (Spacecraft Plug-n-play Avionics) package - and to provide the observation data in a timely manner.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Tactical Satellite-3
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
DoD (USA)
Launch Date
19 May 2009
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EOL Date
30 Apr 2012
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Orbit Period
93.6 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
40 deg
Orbit Altitude
425 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
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