TacSat-3

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TacSat 3
TacSat 3

TacSat-3 is the third in a series of U.S. military reconnaissance satellites. It is currently being assembled in a Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.[1] The TacSat satellites are all designed to demonstrate the ability to provide real-time data collected from space to combatant commanders in the field. TacSat-3 will include three distinct payloads: the ARTEMIS hyperspectral imager, the Ocean Data Telemetry Microsatellite Link and the Space Avionics Experiment.[2]


Due to be launched no earlier than June 25, 2008.[3]

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  1. ^ On-demand intel satellite sensor delivered. AP.
  2. ^ Responsive, flexible, and affordable satellite enhances support to warfighter. AFRL.
  3. ^ Launch Schedule. NASA.


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