Space Force delivers experimental capabilities to orbit under the DoW Space Test Program
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully launched the Department of War’s (DoW) Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission to deliver four Research and Development (R&D) satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO) aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket at ≈ 12:00 AM EDT from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), at Wallops Island, Dec. 18, 2025. The successful launch and deployment of the DoW STP-S30 mission is due to the partnership and coordination between the SYD 89 Innovation and Prototyping Program Office, the System Delta 80 (SYD 80) Small Launch and Targets Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace), and Rocket Lab. (NASA photo by Teik Araya)
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