WMO OSCAR | Satellite: STPSat-3

Satellite: STPSat-3

Satellite details

Acronym	STPSat-3
Full name	Space Test Program Satellite - 3
Satellite Description	3^rd mission of the STPSat programme of DoD experimental satellites. Main mission: space weather. Data acquired at the Blossom Point Satellite Tracking and Command Station (BPSTCS), located in Dahlgren, VA.
Mass at launch	180 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	500 km
Inclination	40.5 °

Space agency	DoD
Status	Unclear
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	20 Nov 2013	EOL	≥2021
Last update:	2021-01-18

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Space Test Program Satellite
- STPSat-1 (2007 - 2009)
- STPSat-2 (2010 - 2019)
- STPSat-3 (2013 - 2021)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on STPSat-3

Acronym	Full name
TIM	Total Irradiance Monitoring
iMESA-R	Integrated Miniaturized Electrostatic Analyzer - Reflight.
SWATS	Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on STPSat-3

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
TIM	Total Irradiance Monitoring	Feb 2014 *	≥2021 *	Active *
iMESA-R	Integrated Miniaturized Electrostatic Analyzer - Reflight.	Feb 2014 *	≥2021 *	Active *
SWATS	Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer	Feb 2014 *	≥2021 *	Active *

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed