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Minotaur | STEP 0 & DARPASAT launched on Sun, Mar 13, 1994, 10:32 PM UTC — a Orbital Sciences Corporation mission.
NET Sun, Mar 13, 1994, 10:32 PM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Minotaur to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Minotaur ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
STEP 0 (Space Test Experiment Platform 0) was a technology demonstration satellite flown under the Space Test Program (STP). DARPASAT (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Satellite) was designed to demonstrate advanced technology. Ball Aerospace designed, fabricated, integrated, and tested the spacecraft bus, and integrated two government-supplied payloads.
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Good to know
Minotaur | STEP 0 & DARPASAT is scheduled to lift off Sun, Mar 13, 1994, 10:32 PM UTC.
A live webcast will appear on this page as soon as the provider publishes a stream link.
Minotaur | STEP 0 & DARPASAT is an Orbital Sciences Corporation mission flying on a Minotaur.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.