Mid STAR-1
MidSTAR-1 is an artificial satellite produced by the United States Naval Academy Small Satellite Program (SSP). It was sponsored by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP), and was launched on March 8, 2007 at 11:32 Eastern Standard Time, aboard an Atlas V expendable launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. MidSTAR-1 flew along with FalconSat 3, STPSat 1, and CFESat as secondary payloads; the primary payload was Orbital Express.
Read more about Mid STAR-1: MidSTAR-1 Mission (USNA-5), Mission Architecture, Mission Log, Structure, Command and Data Handling (C&DH)
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