TacSat-6 explained

TacSat-6
Mission Type:Technology, Communications
Operator:Operationally Responsive Space Office,
SMDC
Cospar Id:2013-072M
Satcat:39473
Spacecraft:TacSat-6
Spacecraft Bus:3U CubeSat
Manufacturer:United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
Launch Mass:[1]
Launch Date:6 December 2013, 07:14:30 UTC
Launch Rocket:Atlas V 501 (AV-042)
Launch Site:Vandenberg, SLC-3E
Launch Contractor:United Launch Alliance
Orbit Reference:Geocentric orbit
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit
Orbit Inclination:120.50°
Orbit Period:90.0 minutes
Apsis:gee
Insignia Size:200px
Programme:TacSat series
Previous Mission:TacSat-4

TacSat-6 is a U.S. military experimental technology and communication satellite. The Operationally Responsive Space Office (ORS) funded the launch that was performed by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).

The spacecraft was launched on 6 December 2013, at 07:14:30 UTC, on a Atlas V 501 launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, SLC-3E.

Mission

TacSat-6 is equipped that can be used for any combination of communications. Part of its capability is rapid (within 24 hours) reallocation to different theaters worldwide, in support of unexpected operations. Command and control of TacSat-6 is performed by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).

Design

All TacSat satellites are designed to demonstrate the ability to provide real-time data collected from space to combatant commanders in the field.[2]

The spacecraft bus was built by United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details . 2024-01-27 . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov.
  2. Web site: U.S. Air Force Payload for TacSat 4. November 7, 2005. Ferster. Warren. July 28, 2008. SpaceNews. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080515205221/http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive05/Tacsat_110705.html. May 15, 2008.