Ball Aerospace & Technologies has delivered the STPSat-2 satellite to Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska, in preparation for launch aboard a Minotaur 4 rocket in 2010.

The STPSat-2 satellite has been built for the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW).

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It is the first spacecraft for the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Programme Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) programme.

The STPSat-2 equipped with STP-SIV architecture, will support the operationally responsive space strategy to ensure US space superiority.

It will provide a standard interface compatible for multiple launch vehicles to support a variety of experimental and risk-reduction payloads at different low-Earth orbits.

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Developed with flight-proven hardware, each bus of STPSat-2 can accommodate up to four independent payloads, each one having its own separate power and data interface.

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