Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability
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Names | Space Test Experiment Platform 0 (STEP-0) USA 101 |
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Mission type | Technology demonstrator |
Operator | AFRL |
COSPAR ID | 1994-017A |
SATCAT no. | 23030 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | LEOStar |
Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences |
Launch mass | 502 kg (1,107 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22:32:00, March 13, 1994 (UTC) |
Rocket | Taurus |
Launch site | Vandenberg AFB |
Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability (also known as TAOS and STEP 0) was a satellite developed by the US Air Force's Phillips Laboratory (now part of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate) to test technology for autonomous operation of spacecraft.[1][2]
The TAOS mission was operated by heritage Space Test and Development Wing and the 1st Space Operations Squadron.[3]
References
- ^ "Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ "Encyclopedia Astronautica: TAOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ "Schriever AFB Public Affairs: 1st Space Operations Squadron Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-04-14.