STP-1, FalconSat-3 and Others

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:10:00

Friday March 9, 2007

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STP-1

STPSat 1 is an experimental spacecraft for STP (Space Test Program), which hosted several experiments. The 3-axis stabilized spacecraft is built by AeroAstro.

1 Payload

164 kilograms

FalconSat-3

FalconSat-3 is the 3rd student-built microsatellite demonstration mission of the USAFA (United States Air Force Academy), Colorado Springs, CO, USA. The objective is to demonstrate innovative, highly-efficient boom deployment technology. Work on the FalconSat-3 project started in 2002.

1 Payload

50 kilograms

MidSTAR 1

MidSTAR-1 is the first implementation of the MidSTAR-1 mod 1 bus design. It has been commissioned by STP to carry the Internet Communications Satellite (ICSat) Experiment for SSP and the Configurable Fault Tolerant Processor (CFTP) Experiment for Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).

1 Payload

CFESat

Los Alamos is building the CFESat (Cibola Flight Experiment Satellite), a reconfigurable processor payload intended for a low-Earth orbit system. It will survey portions of the VHF and UHF radio spectra. The experiment uses networks of reprogrammable, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to process the received signals for ionospheric and lightning studies. The objective is to detect and measure impulsive events that occur in a complex background.

1 Payload

163 kilograms

NEXTSat/CSC

Ball Aerospace provided the NEXTSat/CSC (Next Generation Satellite and Commodities spacecraft) and ground support, reinforce mission operations, and supply components for the Autonomous Space Transfer and Robotic Orbiter (ASTRO) spacecraft.

1 Payload

224 kilograms

ASTRO

The unique Orbital Express advanced technology demonstrator has the capability to safely and autonomously service and refuel satellites while onorbit. The Boeing team built the ASTRO (Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations satellite), and a surrogate next generation serviceable satellite, NEXTSat/CSC, and conducted an on orbit demonstration of autonomous satellite servicing.

1 Payload

700 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas V 401

Active 2002 to 2022

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$109.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.81m

Height: 58.3m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 9,797 kg

GTO: 4,750 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,826 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.2m

Height: 13.8m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-41

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V


9th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2007

United Launch Alliance


3rd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2007

2007


7th

Orbital launch attempt