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United Launch Alliance has been selected to fly another mission as part of the Space Test Program (STP). STP-3 will host a number of satellites (eight in total) which will serve an abundance of purposes. An Atlas V 551 launch vehicle will lift off from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida.

STP Satellite (STPSat)-6
The primary payload is STP Satellite (STPSat)-6 which is designed for a total lifetime of eight years and will carry eight experiments on board. The satellite will be placed into a geosynchronous orbit, a high orbit which allows the satellite to revolve around the Earth the same speed the Earth rotates. Since it will be placed at an equatorial inclination, the satellite will stay above a singular point on Earth.

STPSat-6 will have 9 payloads onboard which include the Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System 3 (SABRS-3), the Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD), and many other payloads selected through the Department of Defense Space Experiments Review Board (SERB).

Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
The Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) is a NASA run project which serves the main goal of showcasing the capabilities of optical communications, similar to what is used on SpaceX’s Starlink v1.5 satellites. Developed by NASA’s Goddard Space Center, LCRD will have the capabilities to preform tests in the present and serve other satellites in the future. Once the satellite is on orbit, teams at the LCRD control center in Las Cruces, New Mexico will activate the payload and begin testing.

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