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TacSat-2
Former US military satellite. TacSat-2 was launched on December 16, 2006 aboard a Minotaur I from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 5, 2011).
COSPAR 2006-058ANORAD 29653United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Tacsat 2
- Common name
- TacSat-2
- Other names
- JWS-1
- International designator
- 2006-058A
- NORAD catalog number
- 29653
- GCAT identifier
- S29653
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/514
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- ORS Tacsat
- Owner
- AFRL/RV
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Microsat Systems Inc (MSI)
- Platform (bus)
- SN-200
Launch
- Date
- December 16, 2006 · 12:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 2006-058Success
- Rocket
- Minotaur I
- Spaceport
- Wallops · pad Pad 0B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 413 km
- Apogee
- 423 km
- Inclination
- 40.01°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- February 5, 2011
- Last known active
- December 2007
- End of operations
- Dec 21, 2007
Size
- Mass
- 370 kg
- Dry mass
- 370 kg
- Length
- 1.7 m
- Diameter
- 1.00 m
- Span
- 5.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7673661 (CC0).