STPSat 2, 3

STPSat 2 [Ball]

STPSat 2 ist an experimental spacecraft for STP. It is the first flight of the Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV).

STPSat-2 will carry three experimental payloads that were chosen by the DoD Space Experiment Review Board:

  • SPEX (Space Phenomenology Experiment) includes two payloads to evaluate sensor compatibility for the space environment
  • ODTML (Ocean Data Telemetry MicroSatLink) provides two way data relay from terrestrial (ocean or land) sensors to users (standalone or on the internet).

STPSat 3 is a copy of the STPSat 2 satellite, which will carry four experiments, including a module designed to host various space situational awareness sensors and a pair of space environment sensors.

Nation: USA
Type / Application: Technology
Operator: USAF STP (Space Test Program)
Contractors: Ball Aerospace (prime); AeroAstro (bus)
Equipment: SPEX, ODTML (#2)
Configuration: Astro-200
Propulsion:
Power: 3 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 1 year
Mass: 180 kg
Orbit: 641 km × 652 km, 72°
Satellite Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
STPSat 2 (USA 217) 20.11.2010 Kd LP-1 Minotaur-4 HAPS with FASTRAC 1, FASTRAC 2, FalconSat 5, FASTSat-HSV 01, RAX 1, O/OREOS, NanoSail-D2, Ballast A, Ballast B
STPSat 3 2013 WI LA-0B Minotaur-1 with ORS 3, 16 cubesats
Further STPSat missions:
Further STP missions:

References:

  • AeroAstro Website