TacSat-5

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Name = TacSat-5


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TacSat-5 is a planned fifth satellite in a series of U.S. military reconnaissance satellites. The project will be managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory in cooperation with the Operationally Responsive Space Office of the Department of Defense. [cite web | url=http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive07/tacsat_0129.html | title=Pentagon To Choose Mission for TacSat-5 This Summer | date=2007-01-31 | last=Singer | first=Jeremy | accessdate=2008-08-01 | publisher=Space News] The TacSat satellites are all designed to demonstrate the ability to provide real-time data collected from space to combatant commanders in the field.

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