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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NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission flew AF-M315E on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in June 2019 on the Space Test Program-2 mission.
The Storie mission is part of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 payload.
Space Test Program – Houston 11 is a collaboration between the U.S. Space Force and NASA.
The U.S. Space Force launched the Space Test Program S29A mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 7.
The Space Test Program S29A mission deployed the STPSat-7 space vehicle with experimental payloads for the Department of War and the Naval Research Laboratory.
Northrop Grumman launched the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program S29A mission on April 7, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
STP-S29A was the second Space Test Program mission to launch in four months.
Vandenberg Space Force Base supported the launch of a Minotaur IV rocket carrying the Space Test Program (STP)-S29A mission on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 4:33 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 8.
Vandenberg Space Force Base supported the launch of a Minotaur IV rocket carrying the Space Test Program (STP)-S29A mission on April 7, 2026 at 4:33 a.m.
The STP-S29A mission carried STPSat-7 and several cubesats for the U.S. Space Force's Space Test Program.
STPSat-7 will carry five payloads for the Space Test Program.
The Electron rocket deployed four DiskSat satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force's Space Test Program-S30 mission.
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifted off from the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying the Pentagon’s Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission.
The STP-S30 mission is for the United States Space Force's Space Test Program.
The STRATFI contract funds the design, integration, and launch of a satellite that will host multiple experimental payloads for the Defense Department’s Space Test Program.
Astra has an $11,500,000 contract from the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program for Rocket 4 awarded in April 2023.
The Space Test Program office on 2024-05-23 issued its final request for proposals for the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract.
Rocket Lab launched the Space Test Program’s Monolith satellite on Electron in 2021.
Rocket Lab launched the Space Test Program’s Monolith satellite on an Electron rocket in 2021.
Rocket Lab has a growing list of U.S. Space Force programs that includes launching the Space Test Program’s Monolith satellite on Electron in 2021.