Official name | TACSAT 6 |
Alternative name | Tacsat-6 |
Cospar ID | 2013-072M |
Norad ID | 39473 |
Launch date | 2013-12-06 |
Launch site | AFWTR |
Launch vehicle | Atlas-5(501) |
Country/Organization | USA |
Type application | Technology |
Operator | ORS Office, US Army SMDC |
RCS size | SMALL |
Decay date | ON ORBIT |
Period (min) | 94.54 |
Inclination (deg) | 120.48 |
Perigee (km) | 405 |
Apogee (km) | 587 |
Eccentricity | 0.183467741935484 |
Mean motion (revs. per day) | 15.2316479796911 |
Semi-Major axis (km) | 6874.135 |
Raan (deg) | 29.7046 |
Arg of perigee (deg) | 344.0347 |
Shape | Box |
Mass (kg) | 4 |
Height (m) | 0.3 |
Width (m) | 0.1 |
Depth (m) | 0.3 |
Span (m^2) | 0.3 |
Contractors | US Army SMDC |
Propulsion | None |
Configuration | CubeSat (3U) |
Power | Solar cells, batteries |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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TACSAT 6 | 2013-072M | 2013-12-06 | AFWTR | Atlas-5(501) | with Topaz 3, ALICE, SMDC-ONE 3.1, SMDC-ONE 3.2, SNaP, FIREBIRD FU1, FIREBIRD FU2, AeroCube 5A, AeroCube 5B, CUNYSAT 1, IPEX, M-Cubed/COVE 2 |