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- STPSat-3 Mission: Launched from Wallops Flight Center Va., on Nov. 19, 2013 – three years to the day since STPSat-2 launched from Kodiak, Alaska. STPSat-3 is the primary satellite for the U.S. Air Force Operationally Responsive Space (ORS)-3 enabler mission. STPSat-3 was launched along with numerous28 CubeSats as part of the ORS-3 mission. The ORS-3 enabler mission is demonstrating, testing and verifying rapid response spacecraft technologies to decrease launch timelines and reduce mission costs.
[Source: Ball Aerospace Home Page, http://www.ballaerospace.com/page.jsp?page=303 ]
Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: STPSat-3 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: STPSat-3 Long_Name: U.S. Air Force Space Test Program Satellite 3 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: ORS-3 End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 400 and 850 km altitude End_Group Creation_Date: 2015-03-01 Online_Resource: http://www.ballaerospace.com/page.jsp?page=303 Online_Resource: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/o/ors-3 Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2013-11-19 Launch_Site: WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, WALLOPS ISLAND, USA Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOD End_Group End_Group
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