Video by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman | Space Launch Delta 45 | 12.07.2021
The U.S. Space Force and United Launch Alliance came together Dec. 7, 2021, to launch the Space Test Program-3 mission, with two satellites, into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The launch transported the Department of Defense's Space Test Program Satellite-6 and the Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter-1 into space. (U.S.......
Video by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman | Space Launch Delta 45 | 12.03.2021
Representatives from United Launch Alliance, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force supported Atlas V rollout operations for the Space Test Program Dec. 3, 2021, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. During the rollout process, two encapsulated satellites were transported to the launch pad on top of an Atlas V rocket. The satellites were launched into orbit Dec. 7, 2021. (U.S. Space......
Video by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman | Space Launch Delta 45 | 11.10.2021
Representatives from United Launch Alliance, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force supported lift operations for the Space Test Program-3 mission Nov. 10, 2021, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. During the lift process, two encapsulated satellites were hoisted into place onto a ULA Atlas V rocket. The satellites were launched into orbit Dec. 7 2021. (U.S. Space Force video by......
Video by Krista Knaus | Space Systems Command | 05.17.2017
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Department of Defense Space Test Program’s (STP) first launch. The Space Test Program has flown over 568 experiments on over 251 missions to date. Today the STP is managed under the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Advanced Systems and Development Directorate (SMC/AD), and continues to provide access to space for DoD-sponsored......
