Microsat Systems Inc. announced Nov. 8 the completion of spacecraft system testing and the delivery of the responsive satellite bus, Tacsat-2, scheduled for a Dec. 11 launch.

The micro satellite features 11 onboard experiments to be conducted during the spacecraft’s planned six- to 12-month mission, including high-resolution visible imagery, direct theater payload tasking and high-speed data downlink, autonomous on-orbit checkout, plus operations and dynamic retasking based on internal/external cueing.

Being developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., as the first in a series to demonstrate the objectives of the Joint Warfighting Space (JWS) initiative, Tacsat-2 is due to launch from the Wallops Island Flight Facility site in Virginia.