TacSat-3
Space vehicle
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TacSat-3 is the second in a series of U.S. military experimental technology and communication satellites. It was assembled in an Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Wikipedia
Launch date: May 19, 2009
Manufacturer: Raytheon
Cost: 90 million USD
Decay date: 30 April 2012
Launch mass: 400 kg (880 lb)
Mission duration: 2.5 years (planned); 3 years (achieved)