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Satellite:
STPSat-3
Satellite details
Acronym
STPSat-3
Full name
Space Test Program Satellite - 3
Satellite Description
3rd 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
≥2022
Last update:
2022-01-03
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
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
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
STPSat-3
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed