Step 3

USA


Also called P92-2

Launch data:

Designation 95F04
Launchdate 22 Jun 1995
Launch site Va, L-1011, RW30/12
Launch vehicle  Pegasus-XL (#9)
MissionMilitary: technology


Specifications

Prime contractor TRW
Platform STEP
Mass at launch 265 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power 132 W
Design lifetime 1 year

Built by TRW, it carried the SAMME (Space Active Modular Materials Experiments) payload to study exposure to space of solar cells and advanced materials, as well as vibration suppression technology and experimental computer disk drives.

End of life

Out of service 22 Jun 1995
Cause Launch failure


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