SPAS American military strategic defense satellite. |
SDI American military strategic defense satellite. SDIO sensor tests. |
LACE American military strategic defense satellite. USA 51. The Low-power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment was part of a dual payload with RME carrying laser defense experiments. SDI Experiments satellite built by Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for SDIO, USA. Launched 1990. |
RME American military strategic defense satellite. USA 52. The Relay Mirror Experiment (RME) was launched as a dual payload with LACE. SDI Experiments satellite built by Ball Aerospace for SDIO, USA. Launched 1990. |
CRO American military strategic defense satellite. Chemical release in orbit satellite built by DSI for SDIO, USA. Launched 1991. |
Losat American military strategic defense satellite. Test flight of DOD sensors; Low Altitude Satellite Experiment. SDI Experiments satellite built by Ball Aerospace for SDIO, USA. Launched 1991. Used Quickstar Bus. |
MSTI American military strategic defense satellite. BMDO technology demonstration; Miniature Seeker Technology Demonstration. Research satellite built by Spectrum Astro for SDIO, USA. Launched 1992. Used the SA-200S bus. |
TAOS American military strategic defense satellite. USA 101. TAOS was a technology demonstration satellite whose purpose was to demonstrate autonomous space navigation systems to reduce satellite ground support needs. |
Eagle American military strategic defense satellite. Technology satellite built by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) => Orbital ATK for AFRL, USA. Used Eagle-Bus ESPA (ESPAStar). |
MSX American military strategic defense satellite. SDI / BMD Experiments satellite built by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) for BMDO (formerly SDIO), USA. Launched 1996. Used 3-Axis stabilized bus, 2 solar panels. |