ST 8 [OSC]
The ST8 (Space Technology 8) Mission, slated for launch in 2009, is a New Millennium Carrier that will host a varied payload of four advanced technologies. Each technology validation experiment will include diagnostic instruments. They will perform detailed measurements to characterize and determine how well the technologies performance in space corresponds to predictions derived from ground-based testing and modeling. The resulting data will be provided to science mission planners to enable a broad range of space-based science projects at significantly reduced risk and cost. The selected suite of advanced technology experiments includes:
ST8 was planned for a 2009 Pegasus-XL launch, but has been cancelled.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | NASA |
Contractors: | Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) |
Equipment: | NGU, SAILMAST, MLHP, EAFTC |
Configuration: | MicroStar-2 |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 7 months |
Mass: | 246 kg |
Orbit: | 450 km × 955 km SSO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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ST 8 | - | cancelled | Va, L-1011 | Pegasus-XL |