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Minotaur | STEP 0 & DARPASAT

Orbital Sciences CorporationSpace Launch Complex 576E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
STEP 0 & DARPASAT
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STEP 0 (Space Test Experiment Platform 0) was a technology demonstration satellite flown under the Space Test Program (STP). DARPASAT (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Satellite) was designed to demonstrate advanced technology. Ball Aerospace designed, fabricated, integrated, and tested the spacecraft bus, and integrated two government-supplied payloads.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Minotaur C
Family
Minotaur
Variant
C
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles