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Class: Military. Type: SDI. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

Typical orbit: 585 km circular orbit, 63.5 deg inclination. Mass: 180 kg (390 lb).


Eagle Chronology
  • 1994 May 19 - STEP 2 (SIDEX) - Program: STEP. Launch Site: Point Arguello WADZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus. Mass: 180 kg (390 lb). Perigee: 597 km (370 mi). Apogee: 813 km (505 mi). Inclination: 82.00 deg. Period: 98.90 min.
    Did not achieve planned orbit, though still useful. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

  • 1994 June 27 - STEP 1 - Program: STEP. Launch Site: Point Arguello WADZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus. FAILURE: Destroyed on launch. Apogee: 38 km (23 mi).
    Destroyed on launch

  • 1997 October 22 - STEP-4 - Program: STEP. Launch Site: Wallops Island DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus. Perigee: 432 km (268 mi). Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 45.00 deg. Period: 93.80 min.


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