Official name MIDSTAR 1
Alternative name MidStar 1
Cospar ID 2007-006B
Norad ID 30773
Launch date 2007-03-09
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Atlas-5(401)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Technology
Operator U.S. Naval Academy
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date 2023-08-17
Shape Cyl
Mass (kg) 120
Diameter (m) 0.5
Height (m) 0.8
Span (m^2) 0.8
Contractors ?
Equipment ICSat, CFTP
Propulsion ?
Configuration Midstar-1 mod.1 bus
Power Solar cells, batteries

MidSTAR-1 is the first implementation of the MidSTAR-1 mod 1 bus design. It has been commissioned by STP to carry the Internet Communications Satellite (ICSat) Experiment for SSP and the Configurable Fault Tolerant Processor (CFTP) Experiment for Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).

MidSTAR-1 was launched on a Lockheed-Martin Atlas-5(401) from Cape Canaveral on the STP-1 mission in March 2007.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
MIDSTAR 1 2007-006B 2007-03-09 AFETR Atlas-5(401) with ASTRO, NEXTSat-CSC, STPSat 1, CFESat, FalconSat 3, MEPSI 4A, MEPSI 4B