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MidSTAR 1 [NASA]
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).
MidSTAR-1 was launched on a Lockheed-Martin Atlas-5(401) from Cape Canaveral on the STP-1 mission in March 2007.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Contractors: | ? |
| Equipment: | ICSat, CFTP |
| Configuration: | Midstar-1 mod.1 bus |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 494 km × 498 km, 46.03 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidSTAR 1 (USNA 5) | 2007-006B | 09.03.2007 | CC SLC-41 | Atlas-5(401) | with ASTRO, NEXTSat-CSC, STPSat 1, CFESat, FalconSat 3, MEPSI 4A, MEPSI 4B |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Further STP missions:
