UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5059 | TacSat 4 | TacSat 4 | USA | USA | Naval Research Laboratory | Military | Technology Development | Elliptical | Molniya | 0 | 658 | 11,836 | 4.43E-01 | 63.64 | 235.16 | 450 | 1,000.00 | 2011/9/27 | Naval Research Laboratory/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | USA | Kodiak Launch Complex | Minotaur 4 | 2011-052A | 37818 | 10 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) channels; allows forward deployed troops to communicate using existing hand-held radios without the need to stop and point an antenna towards the satellite | JMSatcat/6_USA | http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2011/nrl-tacsat4-launches-to-augment-communications-needs |
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