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STP-S28A

Success
JUL 02202206:53:00 UTC

STP-S28A was a Space Force Space Test Program mission carrying seven experimental satellites, including two payloads manifested under NASA's ELaNa 39 program.

Virgin Orbit nicknamed the mission Straight Up after the 1988 Paula Abdul song, originally released on Virgin Records.

launched fromMojave

aboardLauncherOne"Straight Up"intoLEO

Payloads · 7

  • 01

    CTIM-FD

    Technology demonstration

  • 02

    GPX-2

    Technology demonstration

  • 03

    Gunsmoke-L (Lonestar)

    Technology demonstration

  • 04

    MISR-B

    Technology demonstration

  • 05

    NACHOS-2

    Earth observation

  • 06

    Recurve

    Technology demonstration

  • 07

    Slingshot-1

    Technology demonstration