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Microsat 3

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 1991-051CLaunched 7/17/1991

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Microsat
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus
Launch Date: 7/17/1991
Last Contact: 1/22/1992

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 388.5 km
Inclination: 82.02 deg
Dry Mass: 19 kg
Total Mass: 21 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Manufacturer: Defense Systems Inc

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1991-051C
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/258