JAWSAT
American Military Satellite
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The Joint Air Force-Weber State University Satellite (JAWSAT) is an American military mini-satellite launched aboard a Minotaur rocket on January 27, 2000 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California.[1] After its own launch, JAWSAT deployed four microsatellites: FalconSAT-1, OCSE, OPAL, and ASUSat.[2] JAWSAT also carried NASA's Plasma Experiment Satellite Test (PEST).
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| COSPAR ID | 2000-004A |
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| SATCAT no. | 26061 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 27, 2000 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) |
