STP-S30

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 4th Quarter, 2025

Mission Details

STP-S30

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STP-S30 is a complex mission that will deliver research experiments and technology demonstrations to orbit for the DoD and contribute to future space systems development. The primary payload, DISKSat, will demonstrate sustained very low earth orbit (VLEO) flight and test a unique, 1-meter diameter, disk-shaped satellite bus that is designed to increase on-orbit persistence.

Manufacturer: The Aerospace Corporation

Low Earth Orbit

4 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Electron/Curie

Active Since 2018


Price

$7.50 million

Rocket

Height: 18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 320 kg

Liftoff Thrust

224 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.2m

Height: 4.05m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Rocket Lab LC-2 (LP-0C)

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Fastest Turnaround

19 days 19 hours