STP-2

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STP-2 was a U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program mission that used a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to deploy multiple experimental and technology demonstration payloads into orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Test Program mission
U.S. Department of Defense mission
spaceflight mission
boosterRecovery center core was lost during landing attempt
side boosters landed successfully
customer NASA
United States Air Force
surface form: U.S. Air Force

Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
durationFromLiftoffToFinalDeployment about 6 hours
hasTechnologyDemonstration navigation and timing experiments
propulsion and small satellite technologies
space weather instruments
isOnRocketFlightNumber Falcon Heavy first operational mission for U.S. Air Force
Falcon Heavy third flight
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 2019-06-25
launchDateTimeUTC 2019-06-25T06:30:00Z
launchLocation Florida
launchMass about 3700 kilograms
launchOutcome success
launchServiceProvider SpaceX
launchSite Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: Falcon Heavy
missionOutcome success
missionType experimental payload deployment
technology demonstration
notablePayload COSMIC-2 constellation satellites
DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft
LightSail 2
Orion EM-1 navigation experiment payloads
operator Space Systems Command
surface form: U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center

Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
orbitType geosynchronous transfer orbit
low Earth orbit
medium Earth orbit
multiple orbits
partOf U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program
payloadCount about 24 payloads
payloadOperator NASA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
surface form: NOAA

Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense

academic institutions
primaryGoal to deploy multiple experimental and technology demonstration payloads into orbit
reusabilityFeature used previously flown Falcon Heavy side boosters
status completed
usesRocketStage Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: Falcon Heavy core stage

Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: Falcon Heavy side boosters

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subject surface form: Falcon Heavy