STP-S30: DISKSat – Electron/Kick Stage (fl 46) – Wallops-FF MARS LC-2 – 2026

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1777465611271962806

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
 New contract alert!

We're honored to be selected by @SpaceForceDoD and @USSF_SSC to launch STP-S30. The $14.49 million contract will see us launch a dedicated Electron mission from LC-2, deploying a spacecraft to demonstrate sustained very low Earth orbit flight.
The mission will be our 3rd for the Space Force, further strengthening Electron's position as the leading small launch vehicle delivering reliable and responsive launch to the DoD.
Learn more: https://bwnews.pr/4axRsbW

[zandr]

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240408470615/en/U.S.-Space-Force-Awards-Rocket-Lab-Launch-Contract-for-Space-Test-Program-STP--S30

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company") today announced it has been awarded a $14.49 million task order by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to launch an Electron mission from Launch Complex 2. The mission, called Space Test Program-30 (STP-S30) falls under the Space Systems Command (SSC) Assured Access to Space organization and is part of Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4).

The dedicated Electron launch is scheduled to take place within 24 months from contract award and will lift off from Launch Complex 2, a dedicated pad for the Electron rocket at Virginia Spaceport Authority's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. STP-S30 is a complex mission that will deliver research experiments and technology demonstrations to orbit for the DoD and contribute to future space systems development. The projected primary payload, DISKSat, will demonstrate sustained very low earth orbit (VLEO) flight and test a unique, 1-meter diameter, disk-shaped satellite bus that is designed to increase on-orbit persistence...

[zandr]

https://twitter.com/GewoonLukas_/status/1777569142687633892

Lukas C. H.  @GewoonLukas_
Rocket Lab has been awarded a contract for STP-S30! The mission is scheduled to launch from LC-2 in 2026, and the primary payload will be "DiskSat". This is a flat circular satellite, which allows for easy stacking and operation in Very Low LEO due to the small cross-section.