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Tacsat 3

Minotaur I launch from Wallops (United States) on May 19, 2009, carrying 5 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 19, 2009 · 23:55 UTCLaunch 2009-028Launch no. 4,982 in the log
RocketMinotaur I
SpaceportWallopspad Pad 0B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySMC/RSLPUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 19, 2009, 23:55
Launch designation
2009-028
Mission
Tacsat 3
Vehicle flight ID
8

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
467 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.407 t
Payloads
5
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tacsat 32009-028ANORAD 35001US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)Optical imaging400 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 30, 2012
Pharmasat2009-028BNORAD 35002NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett FieldBiology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 14, 2012
CP62009-028CNORAD 35003California Polytechnic State UniversityTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 6, 2011
HawkSat-12009-028DNORAD 35004Hawk Institute for Space SciencesTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 4, 2011
Aerocube-32009-028ENORAD 35005Aerospace Corp.Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 6, 2011

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