STEP 0 & DARPASAT
Minotaur
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch Status
SuccessMission
STEP 0 & DARPASAT
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 576E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Space Launch Complex 576E has witnessed the launch of 9 rockets, including 9 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 749 rocket launches.