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The AI technology from RS21 will be tested in the Space Test Program experiment STPSat-7 projected to launch in 2023 to low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2023Artificial intelligence aiding the space business across the board

The first flight of this version of the ESPA ring launched in December 2021 on the Space Test Program STP-3 mission aboard an Atlas V.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralJan 8, 2023SpaceX gearing up for Falcon Heavy’s second national security launch

Rocket Lab originally expected to perform the first LC-2 launch in the second quarter of 2020 for the Defense Department’s Space Test Program.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2022NASA and Rocket Lab ready for first Electron launch from Wallops

RS21 is developing software that will be integrated into the Space Test Program ground station at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston prior to the STPSat-7 launch.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramTechnical ProductNov 1, 2022Space Force funds experiment on use of AI to predict satellite failures

LDPE-1 launched aboard the Space Test Program mission on 2021-12-07.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2022SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first U.S. national security mission

The Space Test Program, established in 1965, has deployed more than 300 missions.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralOct 21, 2022Space Force to award up to $50 million in contracts for Space Test Program experiments

The U.S. Space Force is changing its approach to procuring satellites for the Space Test Program by moving away from awarding separate contracts for individual STP missions.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralOct 21, 2022Space Force to award up to $50 million in contracts for Space Test Program experiments

The U.S. Space Force will select a group of vendors to compete for $50,000,000 worth of task orders under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the Space Test Program.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative PlanOct 21, 2022Space Force to award up to $50 million in contracts for Space Test Program experiments

The Small Launch and Targets Division’s Office at Kirtland Air Force Base awarded a $29,900,000 task order to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on 2022-09-30 for the Space Test Program STP-S29A launch service.

Mentioned as: space test programOrg RelationshipOct 2, 2022SSC awards $29.9 Million to Northrop Grumman Systems for STP-S29A launch service

The Department of Defense Space Test Program advances the maturation of space-based warfighter technologies across the DOD enterprise by providing space access solutions for all research-and-development-related DOD auxiliary payloads on DOD, civil, and commercial launches and for all non-DOD auxiliary payloads seeking launch opportunities on DOD missions.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNoiseOct 2, 2022SSC awards $29.9 Million to Northrop Grumman Systems for STP-S29A launch service

The mission designated STP-S28A deployed seven satellites supplied by the Department of Defense Space Test Program into low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralJul 4, 2022UPDATE 2: Virgin Orbit Heads Straight Up with Space Systems Comand’s STP-S28A + six DoD rideshare partners aboard LauncherOne

BlueHalo developed optical communications technology used by NASA in the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration that flew to orbit in December as part of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program 3 mission.

Mentioned as: space test programTechnical ProductJun 14, 2022BlueHalo wins $11 million Air Force contract for laser communications terminals

Virgin Orbit’s next planned space launch is the U.S. military STP-28A Space Test Program mission projected to fly no earlier than 2022-06-29 from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralMay 10, 2022National Reconnaissance Office partners with U.K. on space mission to fly on Virgin Orbit rocket

GEARRS-3 is the third cubesat launched in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and U.S. Space Systems Command’s Space Test Program (STP-3) to test experimental satellite-to-satellite communication systems and tracking.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralJan 17, 2022Success For NearSpace Launch’s Smallsat Orbit Acquisition Via Virgin Orbit’s Mission

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Force on 2021-12-07.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramOrg RelationshipDec 7, 2021ULA launches STP-3 mission with national security and NASA payloads

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket was scheduled to launch the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on 2021-11-09.

Mentioned as: space test programTechnical ProductNov 22, 2021UPDATE: The United Launch Alliance Launch Of USSF SSC’s STP-3 Mission Is Now Postponed Until December 5

STPSat-7 is a 150-kilogram smallsat that will host research and technology demonstration payloads for the Department of Defense Space Test Program.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative PlanNov 22, 2021Aegis Aerospace Awards STPSat-7 Smallsat Mission Power Systems To AAC Clyde Space

All three Falcon Heavy rockets launched so far have been successful, and the last Falcon Heavy mission before this announcement was Space Test Program 2 in June 2019.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2021Next commercial Falcon Heavy mission to launch debut Astranis satellite

Falcon Heavy has launched three times successfully, with the most recent launch being the Space Test Program 2 mission in June 2019.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2021SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws

The Defense Department’s Space Test Program payload STP-H7 will now launch together with STP-H8 on the next cargo Dragon mission later 2021.

Mentioned as: Space Test ProgramOrg RelationshipAug 29, 2021SpaceX ends launch hiatus with cargo Dragon mission
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