Tacsat 3

 2009-028A

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Hyperspectral imager on Standardized Bus (ORSMB Operationally Responsive Space Modular Bus) spacecraft, for Joint Warfighter 2 mission. Experiment in direct tasking and data downlink of hyperspectral sensor.

Box-cylinder + 2 panels Led by AFRL/VS and built by Swales Aerospace using the RSMB (Responsive Space Modular Bus). Funded by DoD Office of Force Transformation and the AFRL Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program.

Swales, Beltsville, MD became ATK Space Div.

Mass under 400 kg.

Launch on Minotaur I with two P-POD - Pharmasat (Ames 3U Cubesat) and AFRL P-POD with CP-X, Aerospace Corp. AeroSat and HawkSat.

In Jun 2010, with the experimental program complete, AFRL transferred the satellite to Space Command. In Feb 2012, the operational phase was ended and the satellite was transferred to SMC/Kirtland's Space Development and Test Directorate.

Tacsat 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2009 May 19	2355	Launch by Minotaur	WI LA0B
		T+1:03 St 1 sep
		T+1:18 St 2 skirt sep
		T+2:13 St 2 sep
		T+2:15 St 3 burn
		T+2:24 Fairing sep
	2358	T+3:30 St 3 burnout, coast 217 km
2009 May 20	0003	T+8:38 St 3 sep
	0004	T+550s = T+9:10 St 4 burn 1:08
	0005	T+10:18 St 4 burnout
	0006	T+11:58 St 4 sep
	0017	T+22:03 Pharmsat sep
	0020?	T+25m? Hawksat, Aerocube, CP6 sep
2009 May 23			93.58 432 x 467 x 40.46
2009 Sep 21			93.56 432 x 464 x 40.46
2010 Jun 12		Transferred to operational use
2010 Dec 16			93.26 417 x 450 x 40.45
2012 Feb 15		End of operational mission
2012 Apr 30			87.53 147 x 156 x 40.43
2012 Apr 30		Reentered

Payload:

• ARTEMIS Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective Military Imaging Spectrometer (AFRL/VS); coaligned visible imager.

• SCP SCP-1 Satellite Comms Payload, Data-X Data exfiltration experiment (ONR/Praxis/), IP based buoy comms with ODTML Ocean Data Telemetry Microsat Link (ONR/)