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The Space Test Program (STP) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) program managed by the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command. Functioning as a facilitator for space-based experiments, STP provides mission design, spacecraft acquisition, integration, launch, and operations support. STP's services enable the advancement of scientific knowledge and cutting-edge technology, ensuring continuous U.S. advantage in the space domain. Key partners include NASA, commercial entities, and international allies.

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LightSail 2 launched as one of the payloads on the Space Test Program 2 (STP-2) mission on 2019-06-25 from Kennedy Space Center on a Falcon Heavy rocket.

PlanValue 4.5Jul 31, 2019Planetary Society declares solar sailing mission a success

One option in the Air Force’s National Security Launch Architecture study is to set aside launches such as demonstration payloads from the Space Test Program or the National Reconnaissance Office to create opportunities for non-Phase 2 providers to prepare for Phase 3.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jun 16, 2019Smith to continue to press for change in national security space launch program

SpaceX’s next launch, the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program 2 mission on a Falcon Heavy, is scheduled for no earlier than 2019-06-24 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PlanValue 4.0Jun 12, 2019SpaceX launches Canadian radar satellites

The Space Test Program (STP) 2 mission will launch on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than 2019-06-24.

PlanValue 4.2Jun 10, 2019Long-delayed NASA technology demonstration payloads finally set for launch

The SASC supports the Pentagon’s $26,090,000 request for the Space Test Program based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0May 27, 2019SASC bill directs DoD to make use of commercial spaceports for small satellite launches

The Air Force plans to send COWVR to the International Space Station in 2021 for one to three years as part of Space Test Program Houston 8.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 18, 2019Small Air Force microwave sensor to fly on space station

The Space Test Program awarded Rocket Lab the STP-27RD mission in October 2017.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 3, 2019Air Force touts deal with Rocket Lab as a new way of buying ‘affordable rides to space’

The Space Environment Testbed payload is part of the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) satellite from the Air Force Research Laboratory and is included in the Space Test Program 2 mission launching on a Falcon Heavy.

PlanGeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 28, 2019Pegasus woes continue to delay NASA mission

The upcoming 2019 Virgin Orbit mission is for the DoD Space Test Program, which is overseen by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

PlanLegalGovernanceValue 3.0Dec 17, 2018Pentagon procurement chief Ellen Lord: DoD needs launch vehicles for small satellites

LauncherOne is scheduled to conduct its first military mission in 2019 as part of the DoD Space Test Program overseen by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Aug 2, 2018Space launch vehicles eyed by the military to move supplies around the world
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