Space Test Experiments Platform 2
Space Test Experiments Platform 2 was a U.S. Department of Defense technology-demonstration spacecraft flown through the Space Test Program. Its principal communications experiment evaluated unconventional techniques for separating adjacent, overlapping co-channel transmissions received at low signal levels.
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Identity
- Aliases
- STEP-2STEP 21994-029A
- Name
- Space Test Experiments Platform 2
- Slug
- space-test-experiments-platform-2
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Space Test Experiments Platform 2 was a U.S. Department of Defense technology-demonstration spacecraft flown through the Space Test Program. Its principal communications experiment evaluated unconventional techniques for separating adjacent, overlapping co-channel transmissions received at low signal levels.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- STEP-2 reached orbit and was available for its communications experiments, but the Pegasus/HAPS flight placed it in a lower orbit than intended. The spacecraft therefore provided a usable technology demonstration despite the launch vehicle's incomplete orbital-injection performance.
- Program
- Space Test Program
- Start Date
- 1994-05-19
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 17:53:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 17:53:52 UTC
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