STPSat-1

U.S. Air Force technology demonstration satellite. STPSat-1 was launched on March 9, 2007 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 8, 2023).

COSPAR 2007-006DNORAD 30775United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: STPSat-1
International designator: 2007-006D
NORAD catalog number: 30775
GCAT identifier: S30775
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/524

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: STPSAT
Owner: USAF SMC
Country: United States
Builder: AeroAstro, Inc
Platform (bus): Astro200

Launch

Date: March 9, 2007 · 03:10 UTC
Launch record: 2007-006Success
Rocket: Atlas V 401
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 557 km
Apogee: 561 km
Inclination: 35.44°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 8, 2023
Last known active: March 2009
End of operations: October 2009

Size

Mass: 165 kg
Dry mass: 165 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 3.0 m

Launched together

ASTROTechnology · DARPA MidSTAR-1Technology · USNA NEXTSatTechnology · DARPA FalconSat 3Technology · USAF SMC CFESatTechnology · USAF SMC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497126 (CC0).