FalconSat 3

FalconSat 3 was launched on March 9, 2007 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 21, 2023).

COSPAR 2007-006ENORAD 30776United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Falconsat-3
Common name: FalconSat 3
Other names: STP-1:PN
International designator: 2007-006E
NORAD catalog number: 30776
GCAT identifier: S30776
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/524

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: STP2
Owner: USAF SMC
Country: United States
Builder: United States Air Force Academy
Platform (bus): Falconsat

Launch

Date: March 9, 2007 · 03:10 UTC
Launch record: 2007-006Success
Rocket: Atlas V 401
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 555 km
Apogee: 561 km
Inclination: 35.77°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 21, 2023
Last known active: Jan 20, 2023
End of operations: Jan 20, 2023

Size

Mass: 46 kg
Dry mass: 46 kg
Length: 0.8 m
Diameter: 0.40 m
Span: 4.5 m

Launched together

ASTROTechnology · DARPA MidSTAR-1Technology · USNA NEXTSatTechnology · DARPA STPSat-1Technology · USAF SMC CFESatTechnology · USAF SMC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3804828 (CC0).