STEP 3 [TRW]
STEP 3 (Space Test Experiment Platform 3) was an experimental satellite launched for the Space Test Program (STP).
Prime contractor for the mission was TRW. The spacecraft was 3-axis stabilized and based on CTA's LEOStar bus.
STEP 3 featured following experiments for DoD:
STEP 3 was lost in an launch failure of the air launched Pegasus-XL rocket.
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: | ACTEX, EDMM, SAMMES, SAWAFE, SQUOD |
Configuration: | LEOStar |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 268 kg |
Orbit: | 450 km polar orbit |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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STEP 3 (P92-2) | 1995-F03 | 22.06.1995 | Va, L-1011, RW30/12 | F | Pegasus-XL |
Further STEP / TSX missions:
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Further STP missions:
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