Satellites

Payload

MMS 3

OperationalPayloadHEO

MMS 3 is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) payload satellite, launched on March 13, 2015 into HEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 13, 2015 at 02:44 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 421
Operator
United Launch Alliance

Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
172,833 km
Periapsis
10,038 km
Inclination
72.14°
Orbital period
5074.12 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Manufacturer
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Users
Government
Launch mass
1,360 kg
Design lifetime
3 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-011C
NORAD catalog №
40484
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.6555 m²
Status
Operational