Tetra 3, 4

Tetra 3 and 4 are military microsatellites created for various prototype missions in and around geosynchronous earth orbit.

The satellites will support experimentation and Tactics, Techniques and Procedure (TTP) development at Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO). Tetra 3 and 4 are based on York Space Systems' bus.

Nation:	USA
Type / Application:	Technology
Operator:	US Space Force (USSF)
Contractors:	York Space Systems (bus)
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power:	Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Tetra 3	-	202x				with ?
Tetra 4	-	202x				with ?

References:

Heather B. Bogstie, Stanley D. Straight: Pathfinding USSF MOSA Adoption Utilizing Ring-based and Small Spacecraft

Further Tetra missions:

Tetra 5A, 5B, 5C
Tetra 6

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