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, 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.

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

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.