Read more.ULA introducing STP-3 objective for U.S. Space ForceUpdate for Dec. 7, 3:58 am ET: The United Launch Alliance is now targeting a 5:19 a.m. EST (1019 GMT) launch time for todays Space Test Project 3 objective bring NASAs Laser Communications Relay Demonstration satellite and Space Force payloads. The launch was postponed one day due to a leak in a ground propellant system for the rockets RP-1 fuel.The Atlas V rocket will release the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force from Space Launch Complex 41 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (Image credit: United Launch Alliance) Mission OverviewA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket will launch the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) objective for the U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC).
Read more.ULA introducing STP-3 objective for U.S. Space ForceUpdate for Dec. 7, 3:58 am ET: The United Launch Alliance is now targeting a 5:19 a.m. EST (1019 GMT) launch time for todays Space Test Project 3 objective carrying NASAs Laser Communications Relay Demonstration satellite and Space Force payloads. The launch was delayed one day due to a leak in a ground propellant system for the rockets RP-1 fuel.The Atlas V rocket will release the STP-3 objective for the U.S. Space Force from Space Launch Complex 41 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (Image credit: United Launch Alliance) Mission OverviewA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket will release the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the U.S. Space Forces (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). STP-3 is a co-manifested mission that matures innovation and reduces future area program threat for the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Space Force by advancing warfighting capabilities in the locations of nuclear detonation detection, space domain awareness (SDA), weather, and communication. The STPSat-6 payloads consisting of the Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System 3 (SABRS-3), an operational mission from the National Nuclear Security Administration, NASAs Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) payload to evaluate technologies for the next generation of data relay satellites, and several Department of Defense Space Experiments Review Board area weather condition and situational awareness payloads.