Minotaur IV | STP-S29A
Minotaur IV (Minotaur)
Launch ID
ca4fc7a6-fa84-47f7-89f7-dcf299665817
Rocket
Minotaur IV
Type
Minotaur
Coordinates
34.576°, -120.632°
📝 Mission Description
This Minotaur IV launch carries the Minotaur IV | STP-S29A mission, scheduled for February 28, 2026. The mission aims to deliver important payloads to orbit, contributing to our understanding of space and advancing technological capabilities.
ℹ️ Official Details
STP-S29A is a mission under the U.S. Department of Defense's Space Test Program (STP) that will deliver technology demonstrations to orbit and contribute to future space system development, with this launch delivering up to 200 kg of STP cubesats to Low Earth Orbit.
The main payload will be STPSat-7, an ESPA class satellite based on the Aegis Aerospace M-1 satellite bus used on the STPSat-4 mission for hosting research and technology demonstration payloads for the Department of Defense (DoD). One of the payload is U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Lightsheet Anomaly Resolution and Debris Observation (LARADO) instrument, used to detect and characterize lethal non-trackable orbital debris with lasers in orbit.
🌤️ Launch Site Weather
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