STEP 4 [TRW]
STEP 4 (Space Test Experimental Program 4) was a technology demonstration satellite flown under the Space Test Program (STP).
It hosted three DoD payloads:
After reaching orbit, the solar panels failed to deploy properly, and there has been little or no uplink or downlink contact with the spacecraft. The mission was declared a failure soon after launch.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Experimental |
Operator: | US Air Force (USAF) STP (Space Test Program) |
Contractors: | TRW, CTA → Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) (Bus) |
Equipment: | DIDM, EMPE, OOAM |
Configuration: | LEOStar |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 403 kg |
Orbit: | 430 km × 500 km, 45° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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STEP 4 (P95-1) | 1997-063A | 22.10.1997 | WI, L-1011, RW04/22 | Pegasus-XL |
Further STEP / TSX missions:
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Further STP missions:
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