DM-F3 (26476)

COSPAR: 2000-048A | Alt Name: DM-F3

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 23, 2000

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

SLC17B

Launch Vehicle

Delta 8930

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

26476

International Designator

2000-048A

Decay Date

12/31/2019

Basic Satellite Info

Name

DM-F3

Alternative Name

DM-F3

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

BOHB

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

DM-F3 is an instrumented dummy payload and calibration target satellite launched by BOHB on August 23, 2000, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC17B launch pad using a Delta 8930 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has the shape of a cylinder with dimensions 2 meters in diameter and 1.7 meters in height, weighing 4348 kilograms at launch. It is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. The satellite does not have any specific equipment or motor listed but serves as an instrumented dummy payload designed for calibration purposes.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.7

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

4348

Launch Mass

4348

Shape

Cyl

Radar Cross Section

3.1747

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

DM-F3

Purpose

Instrumented dummy payload, calibration target

Mission

Instrumented dummy payload, calibration target

Manufacturer

BOHB

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Dummy HS-601

Configuration

2.0 m diameter, 1.7 m high cylinder with two circular end plates

Motor

None

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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