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Tetra 1 [Milennium Space Systems]
Tetra 1 is a military microsatellite created for various prototype missions in and around geosynchronous earth orbit. TETRA-1 was the first prototype award under the U.S. Space Forces Space and Missile Systems Centers Space Enterprise Consortium Other Transaction Authority (OTA) charter.
The satellites will support experimentation and Tactics, Techniques and Procedure (TTP) development at Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO). TETRA-1 is based on Millennium Space Systems' Altair-class small satellite product line.
The satellite was launched together with another payloads in late 2022 on the USSF-44 (formerly known as AFSPC-44) mission on a SpaceX Falcon-Heavy (Block 5) rocket to be deployed from the LDPE 2 satellite.
Three more Tetra satellites are planned.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology ? |
| Operator: | US Space Force (USSF) |
| Contractors: | Millennium Space Systems |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Altair |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year (design) |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetra 1 (USA 340 ?, USSF 44 PL2) | 2022-144E ? | 01.11.2022 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)(px) | with Shepherd Demonstration (USA 339, USSF 44), LDPE 2, Tetra 1, Alpine, LINUSS 1, 2, USA 344, USA 399, USA 546, USA 547, USA 548, USA 551, USA 552, USA 553, USA 556, USA 557 |
Launch Sites:
- CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- Millennium Space Systems: US Space Force TETRA-1 satellite prepared for launch after 15-month integration, 21 April 2020
- Heather B. Bogstie, Stanley D. Straight: Pathfinding USSF MOSA Adoption Utilizing Ring-based and Small Spacecraft
- Tetra 1
- Tetra 2
- Tetra 3, 4
- Tetra 5A, 5B,
5C - Tetra 6
