Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability

Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability (TAOS)
NamesSpace Test Experiment Platform 0 (STEP-0)
USA 101
Mission typeTechnology demonstrator
OperatorAFRL
COSPAR ID1994-017A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.23030
Spacecraft properties
BusLEOStar
ManufacturerOrbital Sciences
Launch mass502 kg (1,107 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date22:32:00, March 13, 1994 (UTC) (1994-03-13T22:32:00Z)
RocketTaurus 1110
Launch siteVandenberg AFB
 

Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability (TAOS) (also known as Space Test Experiment Platform 0 (STEP 0) and USA101) was a satellite developed by the US Air Force's Phillips Laboratory (now part of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate) to test technology for autonomous operation of spacecraft.[1][2]

The TAOS mission was operated by heritage Space Test and Development Wing and the 1st Space Operations Squadron.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia Astronautica: TAOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  3. ^ "Schriever AFB Public Affairs: 1st Space Operations Squadron Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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