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TacSat-4

retired

CommunicationsMEOCOSPAR 2011-052ALaunched 9/27/2011

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Tacsat-4
Launch Vehicle: Minotaur IV+
Launch Date: 9/27/2011
Last Contact: 1/22/2014

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 6,374.5 km
Inclination: 63.63 deg
Dry Mass: 420 kg
Total Mass: 460 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Naval Research Lab
Manufacturer: U.S. Naval Research Lab

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2011-052A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/632