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>[!success] Mission Success
>[!summary]
The STP-27RD mission was Rocket Lab’s sixth mission and the company’s second launch of 2019. Lifting-off from [[Launch Complex 1]], the mission lofted three research and development satellites for the [[U.S. Air Force]]'s Space Test Program.
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The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1) payload, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), was a joint Swedish-United States experiment to explore technology developments in avionics miniaturization, software defined radio systems, and space situational awareness (SSA).
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The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy, evaluated ground-based tracking of space objects.
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The final payload was the 150kg Harbinger satellite; a commercial small satellite built by York Space Systems and sponsored by the U.S Army to demonstrate the ability of an experimental commercial system to meet DoD space capability requirements.
#electron #launch #success
| **Mission Name** | STP-27RD |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2019-05-05 06:00 |
| **Outcome** | âś… Success |
| **Customer** | [[U.S. Air Force]], [[York Space Systems]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad A]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 500 km | 40° |
| **Payload Mass** | 180 kg |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt |
| **Mission Link** | [STP-27RD](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/stp-27rd/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/Rocket-Lab-STP-27RD-press-kit2.pdf) |
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## 📽️ Launch Video
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## đź“° News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/Rocket Lab successfully launches three R&D satellites to orbit for the U.S. Air Force.md\|Rocket Lab successfully launches three R&D satellites to orbit for the U.S. Air Force]] | May 05, 2019 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to launch three R&D satellites for the U.S. Air Force.md\|Rocket Lab to launch three R&D satellites for the U.S. Air Force]] | April 04, 2019 |
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