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1994 · Orbital Sciences Corporation

STEP 0 & DARPASAT

successMinotaur | STEP 0 & DARPASAT

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.

Overview

Date / time
March 13, 1994 at 10:32 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 576E
Mission
STEP 0 & DARPASAT
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Minotaur C →
Launch provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 2

USA 101
Payload
USA 102
Payload