Petey (satellite)

Petey

A picture of 2 of 3CS satellites

Mission type| Technology
Operator| NMSU, AFRL, STP
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass| 16 kilograms (35 lb)
Dimensions| 46 x 30cm (six-sided)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date| Not launched
Rocket| Delta IV Heavy
Launch site| Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric
Regime| Low Earth
Epoch| Planned

Petey (or 3CS-3) was a satellite, part of Three Corner Satellite (3CS) project, a three satellite (Sparkie, Ralphie and Petey) student research project. It was designed and built by mostly undergraduate students at the New Mexico State University as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory's University Nanosat Program.[2] It was responsible for communication system in 3CS project.

Satellite was not completed in time for launch of 3CS on December 21, 2004, and later was donated to the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The two other 3CS satellites Sparkie and Ralphie were launched 21 December 2004 on the first launch of Delta IV Heavy. The launch was a partial failure, and in particular the two 3CS satellites did not achieve orbit.

Satellite carries name of New Mexico State University's mascot, Pistol Pete.

## See also

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* Ralphie (satellite)
* Sparkie (satellite)

## References

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1. ^ "3CSat". Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
2. ^ Boeing (2004-12-01). "The DemoSat payload". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2011-02-18.

## External links

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* Archived homepage of project

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New Mexico State University

Located in: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Athletics|

* New Mexico State Aggies
* Football
* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Pan American Center
* Baseball
* Presley Askew Field
* New Mexico State University Golf Course
* Pistol Pete
* Rivalries
* Rio Grande Rivalry
* The Battle of I-10
* Western Athletic Conference
* Sun Bowl

Campuses|

* Las Cruces
* Alamogordo
* Carlsbad
* Doña Ana
* Grants

Media|

* The Round Up
* KRWG-TV
* KRWG-FM
* KRUX

People|

* Alumni and faculty

Other|

* Apache Point Observatory
* Blue Mesa Observatory
* Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
* Domenici Institute
* International Environmental Design Contest
* Botanical Garden
* The Chile Pepper Institute
* Petey (satellite)
* Tortugas Mountain Observatory
* Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

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U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) spacecraft and air vehicles

Launch/orbital vehicles|

* X-33 Venture Star (canceled)
* HTV-3X Blackswift (canceled)
* X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle
* X-40A Space Maneuver Vehicle
* X-51A WaveRider

University Nanosat Program|

* Program
* 3CS
* FASTRAC
* CUSat
* DANDE
* ELFIN

Space weather satellites|

* ARGOS
* TSX-5
* Coriolis
* C/NOFS
* DSX

Technology demonstrators|

* TAOS
* MightySat-1
* MightySat-2
* XSS-10
* TechSat-21 (canceled)
* XSS-11
* ISAT
* PnPSat-1 (canceled)
* ANGELS

Tactical Satellite Program satellites|

* TacSat-1
* TacSat-2
* TacSat-3
* TacSat-4
* TacSat-5

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← 2003

Orbital launches in 2004

2005 →

January|

* Estrela do Sul 1
* Progress M1-11

February|

* AMC-10
* USA-176
* Molniya-1 No.93

March|

* Rosetta (Philae)
* MBSat
* Eutelsat W3A
* USA-177
* Globus No.17L

April|

* Superbird-A2
* Tansuo 1, Naxing 1
* Soyuz TMA-4
* Gravity Probe B
* Ekspress AM-11

May|

* DirecTV-7S
* AMC-11
* Formosat-2
* Progress M-49
* Kosmos 2405

June|

* Kosmos 2406
* Intelsat 10-02
* USA-178
* Telstar 18
* Demeter, AprizeSat-1, AprizeSat-2, Saudisat-2, SaudiComsat-1, SaudiComsat-2, UniSat-3, AMSAT-Echo

July|

* Aura
* Anik F2
* Kosmos 2407
* Tan Ce 2

August|

* MESSENGER
* Amazonas 1
* Progress M-50
* FSW-19
* USA-179

September|

* Ofek-6
* Shijian 6A, Shijian 6B
* GSAT-3 / EDUSAT
* Kosmos 2408, Kosmos 2409
* Kosmos 2410
* FSW-3 2

October|

* Soyuz TMA-5
* AMC-15
* Fengyun 2C
* Ekspress AM-1

November|

* Zi Yuan 2C
* USA-180
* Tansuo 2
* Swift

December|

* AMC-16
* Helios IIA, Nanosat 01, Essaim 1, Essaim 2, Essaim 3, Essaim 4, Parasol
* HLVOLSDP, Sparkie, Ralphie
* Progress M-51
* Sich-1M, MK-1TS
* Kosmos 2411, Kosmos 2412, Kosmos 2413

Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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