Tubular Bells, Part One

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

14:47:00

Wednesday June 30, 2021

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Read Article

STP-27VPA

Wiki

The Space Test Program (STP) is the primary provider of spaceflight for the United States Department of Defense (DoD) space science and technology community. STP is conducted by the Advanced Systems and Development Directorate, a directorate of the Space and Missile Systems Center of the United States Air Force. Missions part of STP-27VPA: - HALO-Net Free Flyer: is a 3U CubeSat with the main aim to test a retroreflectors array and to validate predicting models. - Gunsmoke-J 4: is an experimental 3U CubeSat to test direct communications to Army combat operations. - CNCE Blk.1 (1 and 3): are experimental CubeSats used to test advanced satellite-satellite communication.

Low Earth Orbit

4 Payloads

BRIK II

BRIK II is a payload for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. It is the Netherlands’ first military satellite. The satellite is a 6U CubeSat and is equipped with radio transmitters and receivers to test the possible applications of nanosatellites for military operations.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

STORK-4 and STORK-5

SatRevolution is launching the first two optical satellites, STORK-4 and STORK-5 (A.K.A. MARTA), of the company’s 14-satellite STORK constellation. The STORK 3U CubeSats features an imager with a ground resolution of up to 5 m. Other 2U cubesats of the constellation are able to host customer's payloads.

Low Earth Orbit

2 Payloads

Rocket

Retired
LauncherOne

Active 2020 to 2023


Price

$12.00 million

Rocket

Height: 16m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 500 kg

Fairing

Diameter: 1.3m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Cosmic Girl

Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

163 days 19 hours

Stats

LauncherOne


3rd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2021

2021


60th

Orbital launch attempt