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STPSat-2

U.S. Air Force technology demonstration satellite. STPSat-2 was launched on November 20, 2010 aboard a Minotaur IV from Kodiak. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2010-062ANORAD 37222United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
STPSat-2
Payload designation
STP-SIV
Other names
USA 217
International designator
2010-062A
NORAD catalog number
37222
GCAT identifier
S37222
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/611

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
STPSAT
Country
United States
Builder
Comtech AeroAstro, Inc
Platform (bus)
Astro200/BCP-100

Launch

Date
November 20, 2010 · 01:25 UTC
Launch record
2010-062Success
Spaceport
Kodiak · pad LP1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
628 km
Apogee
655 km
Inclination
71.90°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2013
End of operations
2019

Size

Mass
135 kg
Dry mass
135 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.60 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q135479551 (CC0).