Ball delivers military satellite

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has shipped the STPSat-2 satellite built for the U.S. Air Force to Alaska's Kodiak Launch Complex. The satellite, the first spacecraft for the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle program, supports the Operationally Responsive Space strategy to ensure U.S. space superiority. It is scheduled for launch aboard a Minotaur 4 rocket in the fall. Ball said the STPSat-2 spacecraft provides a standard interface compatible for multiple launch vehicles that support a variety of experimental and risk-reduction payloads at different low-Earth orbits. More

(Source: UPI.com - Aug 5)