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Tacsat-2

Minotaur I launch from Wallops (United States) on December 16, 2006, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 16, 2006 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 2006-058Launch no. 4,810 in the log
SpaceportWallopspad Pad 0B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySMC/RSLPUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 16, 2006, 12:00
Launch designation
2006-058
Mission
Tacsat-2
Flight name
Tacsat 2
Vehicle flight ID
6

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
426 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.373 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tacsat 22006-058ANORAD 29653US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)Optical imaging370 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 5, 2011
Genesat-12006-058CNORAD 29655NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett FieldBiology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 4, 2010

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.