Road Runner/NGMB/SN-200
Spacecraft
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American satellite bus designed for tactical electro-optic imaging from LEO.
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Tacsat ORS American military surveillance satellite. The Tactical Satellite / Operationally Responsive Satellite program's objective was to demonstrate techniques to dramatically shorten the development time for small satellites. Technology, imaging satellite built by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL); MicroSat Systems (bus) for Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA. Launched 2006. Used the Road Runner Bus (NGMB, Next Generation Multifunctional Bus). Launched 2006.- DSX (Cygnus) Technology satellite built by Microsat Systems Inc. (MSI) => Sierra Nevada Corp. for AFRL. Used the SN-200 (Road Runner) busses, ESPASat bus.
- Team Encounter F1 / ST 6ISC Technology, Solar Sail satellite built by MicroSat Systems (Bus), L'Garde (Solar Sail) for Team Encounter. Used the NGMB (Next Generation Multifunctional Bus) bus.
- TechSat-21 1, 2, 3 Technology satellite built by MicroSat Systems for Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), STP (Space Test Program), NASA. Used the NGMB (Next Generation Multifunctional Bus) bus.