Also called P90-5 or TAOS (Technology for Autonomous Operations
Survivability)
Launch data:
| Designation
|
23030
/ 94017A
|
|
Launch
date
|
13
Mar 1994
|
| Launch site | Va, 576E |
| Launch vehicle |
Taurus-1110 |
| Mission | Military: technology |
| Earth orbit: |
|
Perigee/Apogee
|
556/568
km
|
|
Inclination
|
105°
|
|
Period
|
95.9
min
|
|
Mass
at launch
|
500
kg
|
Operated by USAF, built by TRW from an Eagle platform
To demonstrate autonomous navigation, standardized space data bus, advanced
radiation hardened processors, and laser and radar sensors. It carries
autonomous navigation systems and a GPS receiver, in an attempt to reduce the
need for ground controllers.
Specifications
|
Prime
contractor
|
TRW
|
|
Platform
|
STEP
|
|
Mass
at launch
|
|
|
Mass
in orbit
|
|
|
Dimension
|
|
|
Solar
array
|
|
|
Stabilization
|
3-axis
|
|
DC
power
|
450
W
|
|
Design
lifetime
|
1.5
year
|
Ref: #15 - update: 27.10.04