TacSat-3
TacSat-3 is the second in a series of U.S. military experimental technology and communication satellites. It was assembled in an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The TacSat satellites are all designed to demonstrate the ability to provide real-time data collected from space to combatant commanders in the field.
Artist's rendering of TacSat-3 imaging satellite | |
| Names | JWS-D2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology, Communications |
| Operator | Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-028A |
| SATCAT no. | 35001 |
| Mission duration | 2.5 years (planned) 3 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | TacSat-3 |
| Bus | ATK |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Launch mass | 400 kg (880 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 May 2009, 23:55 UTC |
| Rocket | Minotaur I # 8 |
| Launch site | MARS, Wallops Island, LP-0B |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 15 February 2012 |
| Decay date | 30 April 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 432 km (268 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 467 km (290 mi) |
| Inclination | 40.40° |
| Period | 93.57 minutes |
TacSat-3 patch mission | |
TacSat-3 includes three distinct payloads:
- the Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective Military Imaging Spectrometer (ARTEMIS) hyperspectral imager,
- the Ocean Data Telemetry Microsatellite Link and
- the Space Avionics Experiment.
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