STEP 1 (P90-1)
STEP 1 [TRW]
STEP 1 (Space Test Experiment Platform 1) carried instrumentation to investigate ionospheric effects on radio communications and to improve atmospheric drag models, however the first flight on the Pegasus-XL which carried it on the 27th June 1994 failed. The satellite carried a range of six 5m long deployable antennas and booms. The spacecraft was 3-axis stabilized and the mission life time was to be three years.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Experimental |
| Operator: | USAF STP (Space Test Program) |
| Contractors: | TRW, CTA → Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) (Bus) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | LEOStar |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 3 years |
| Mass: | ? |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| STEP 1 (P90-1) | 28.06.1994 | Va, L-1011, RW30/12 | F | Pegasus-XL |
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