DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) SECONDARY PAYLOAD PLANNER\'S GUIDE FOR USE ON THE EELV SECONDARY PAYLOAD ADAPTER (VER 1.0) (08-JUN-2001)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) SECONDARY PAYLOAD PLANNER\'S GUIDE FOR USE ON THE EELV SECONDARY PAYLOAD ADAPTER (VER 1.0) (08-JUN-2001)., The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Secondary Payload Planner\'s Guide is published by the Space Test Program (STP) Office, Space and Missiles System Center, Kirtland AFB, NM, to provide interface information for secondary satellites. This document is a single source reference and detailed specifics of The Boeing Company\'s and Lockheed Martin\'s EELVs can be obtained in each launch vehicle providers Planner\'s Guides.
Note that when secondary payloads are mentioned, this refers to the actual secondary satellites and these terms are interchangeable throughout this document. The term secondary payload does not refer to any type of experiment on the satellite, but the satellite itself.