WMO OSCAR | Details for Satellite Programme: STPSat

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Satellite Programme: Space Test Program Satellite

Programme details

Programme description	Series of demonstrative mini-satellites. Programme managed by the DoD, in cooperation with variable partners. Platforms with 3-axis stabilisation. Design lifetime 18 months. Variable orbits and payloads. See detailed description at http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/nssrm/initiatives/stpini.htm.
Data circulation	Data acquisition, processing and distribution from the Blossom Point Satellite Tracking and Command Station (BPSTCS), located in Dahlgren, VA.
Agencies	DoD
Programme lifetime	2007 - 2022

Associated satellites and instruments

Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned

Space Test Program Satellite
- STPSat-1 (2007-2009)
  - CITRIS
  - SHIMMER
- STPSat-2 (2010-2019)
  - ODTML
- STPSat-3 (2013-2022)