STPSat-3

U.S. Air Force technology demonstration satellite. STPSat-3 was launched on November 20, 2013 aboard a Minotaur I from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 11, 2023).

COSPAR 2013-064ANORAD 39380United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: STPSat-3
Payload designation: STP-SIV 2
International designator: 2013-064A
NORAD catalog number: 39380
GCAT identifier: S39380
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/736

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: STPSAT
Owner: USAF SMC
Country: United States
Builder: Ball Aerospace
Platform (bus): Astro200/BCP-100

Launch

Date: November 20, 2013 · 01:15 UTC
Launch record: 2013-064Success
Rocket: Minotaur I
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 498 km
Apogee: 506 km
Inclination: 40.52°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 11, 2023
Last known active: January 2022
End of operations: Jul 1, 2019

Size

Mass: 135 kg
Dry mass: 135 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 3.0 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471830 (CC0).