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>[!warning] Mission Pending
"Don't Be Such A Square" will launch the Space Test Program [[STP-S30]] mission for the [[U.S. Space Force]] Space Systems Command from [[Launch Complex 2]] on Wallops Island, Virginia.
The STP-S30 mission will deploy the first DiskSats to space: a disk-shaped spacecraft platform developed by The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) and funded by NASA that offers an alternative approach to small satellites. Electron will deliver the constellation of four DiskSats to a 550km low Earth orbit where Aerospace will test their maneuverability, launch dispenser mechanism and orbit-changing capabilities using electric propulsion - key features in flexible, responsive space operations.
‘Don’t Be Such A Square will be Electron’s 20th launch of the year and 78th mission overall.
>[!summary] Notes
>- This mission is supported by NASA’s [Small Spacecraft and Distributed Systems](https://www.nasa.gov/smallspacecraft/smallsat_overview/) program, based at NASA’s Ames Research Center
>- Mission Profile: one pair will fly at low altitude, and the other will demonstrate high-altitude operations to showcase DiskSat’s maneuverability
| **Mission Name** | AVALANCHE (STP-S30) |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2025-12-18 05:00 UTC |
| **Outcome** | ⌛ |
| **Customer** | [[U.S. Space Force]], [[The Aerospace Corporation]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 2#Launch Pad 0C]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 550 km \| 45° |
| **Payload Mass** | Unknown |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt Likely |
| **Mission Link** | [Dont Be Such A Square](https://rocketlabcorp.com/missions/missions-launched/dont-be-such-a-square/) |
| **Press Kit** | No press kit yet |
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## Payload
x4 [[The Aerospace Corporation#DiskSat]]
![[The Aerospace Corporation#DiskSat]]
## Launch Video
🔗 Backup Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCYZR_Btmys
## News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for U.S. Space Force’s STP-S30 Mission, Brings Launch Forward By Several Months.md\|Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for U.S. Space Force’s STP-S30 Mission, Brings Launch Forward By Several Months]] | December 16, 2025 |
| [[News/U.S. Space Force Awards Rocket Lab Launch Contract for Space Test Program (STP)-S30.md\|U.S. Space Force Awards Rocket Lab Launch Contract for Space Test Program (STP)-S30]] | April 08, 2024 |
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🔗 Backup Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O_fOBDGG0E