3 Corner Satellite

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Name = 3CS


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Organization = CU-Boulder, ASU, NMSU, AFRL, STP
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Mission_Type = Technology demonstrator
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Launch = December 21, 2004
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Three Corner Satellite (or 3CS) is a pair of small spacecraft developed by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Arizona State University as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory's University Nanosat Program. [cite web | url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d310/041201demosat.html | title=The DemoSat payload | date=2004-12-01 | author=Boeing | accessdate=2008-08-02 | publisher=Spaceflight Now] A third satellite, developed by New Mexico State University was originally also part of the 3CS but was not completed in time for launch. The 3CS stack launched on the first Delta IV Heavy configuration, but failed to achieve orbit due to a problem with the rocket during launch. [cite web | url=http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d310/050316rootcause.html | title=Delta 4-Heavy investigation identifies rocket's problem | date=2005-03-15 | last=Ray | first=Justin | accessdate=2008-08-02 | publisher=]

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