Satellites

Payload

PICOSAT 3

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PICOSAT 3 is a United States payload satellite, launched on January 27, 2000 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 27, 2000 at 03:03 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Minotaur I
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mission
JAWSAT & FalconSat 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
710 km
Periapsis
677 km
Inclination
100.18°
Orbital period
98.63 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-004J
NORAD catalog №
26091
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.0989 m²
Status
active