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.
Full Name
Tactical Satellite-3
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
DoD (USA)
Launch Date
19 May 2009
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Apr 2012
Orbit Type
Orbit Period
93.6 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
40 deg
Orbit Altitude
425 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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