Magnetospheric Multiscale 3

Spacecraft in the Magnetospheric Multiscale constellation. Magnetospheric Multiscale 3 was launched on March 13, 2015 aboard a Atlas V 421 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Apr 7, 2017).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: MMS 3
Common name: Magnetospheric Multiscale 3
Payload designation: Magnetospheric Multiscale
International designator: 2015-011C
NORAD catalog number: 40484
GCAT identifier: S40484
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/762

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: SOLTP
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): MMS-SMART

Launch

Date: March 13, 2015 · 02:44 UTC
Launch record: 2015-011Success
Rocket: Atlas V 421
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/NS
Perigee: 556 km
Apogee: 70,172 km
Inclination: 28.86°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: April 7, 2017
Last known active: 2022

Size

Mass: 1,360 kg
Dry mass: 1,000 kg
Length: 1.2 m
Diameter: 3.60 m
Span: 112.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00981
Final central body: Earth
Phase start: April 7, 2017
Phase outcome: In orbit

Launched together

Magnetospheric Multiscale 1Space science · GSFC Magnetospheric Multiscale 2Space science · GSFC Magnetospheric Multiscale 4Space science · GSFC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113274714 (CC0).