March 13, 1994 10:32 pm
STEP 0 & DARPASAT
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Minotaur
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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STEP 0 (Space Test Experiment Platform 0) was a technology demonstration satellite flown under the Space Test Program (STP). DARPASAT (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Satellite) was designed to demonstrate advanced technology. Ball Aerospace designed, fabricated, integrated, and tested the spacecraft bus, and integrated two government-supplied payloads.
Launch Overview
Window Open
22:32 UTC
Window Close
22:32 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 13, 1994 · 22:32 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Payload
STEP 0 & DARPASAT
Rocket
Minotaur
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
STEP 0 (Space Test Experiment Platform 0) was a technology demonstration satellite flown under the Space Test Program (STP). DARPASAT (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Satellite) was designed to demonstrate advanced technology. Ball Aerospace designed, fabricated, integrated, and tested the spacecraft bus, and integrated two government-supplied payloads.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Space Launch Complex 576E
Launch Overview
Window Open
22:32 UTC
Window Close
22:32 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 13, 1994 · 22:32 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Payload
STEP 0 & DARPASAT
Rocket
Minotaur
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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