STP-S30

The STP-S30 mission is a U.S. Space Force initiative aimed at deploying research experiments and technology demonstrations to orbit, contributing to the development of future space systems. The primary payload for this mission is DISKSat, a unique, disk-shaped satellite approximately 1 meter in diameter. DISKSat is designed to operate in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) and will test technologies intended to enhance on-orbit persistence.

Earth orbit

The mission

Launch profile

The launch

Launch: Dec 18 2025
Launch location: Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)
Launch vehicle: Electron
Orbit: Earth orbit

Flight data

Launch intelligence

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the "Don't Be Such A Square" mission on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM (UTC).

Identity

Launch provider: Rocket Lab
Vehicle: Electron
COSPAR launch ID: 2025-305
Flight profile: Orbital
Launch result: Success

Window · UTC

Window opens: Dec 18, 2025, 05:00 UTC
Target T-0: Dec 18, 2025, 05:03 UTC
Window closes: Not published
Provider display: Dec 18 2025

Launch site

Pad and location: Pad 0C (Rocket Lab LC-2), Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Wallops Island)

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Launch media

Trajectory

Mission timeline

Interactive playback

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Mission outcome

Mission ended — Archived

End date not documented

Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live

Visual archive

Gallery

0 images from STP-S30.

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Verification

Sources

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