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>[!success] Mission Success
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.
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).
The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy, evaluated ground-based tracking of space objects.
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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## 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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