AFI10-1202 governs management, funding, missions, and support activities for the Department of Defense Space Test Program.
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AFI10-1202 covers STP authority, SERB processes, organizational responsibilities, mission phases, programmatic reporting, safety, licensing, and information release. It requires specified reports, historical records, safety documentation, and prescribed forms.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all DoD organizations that the STP supports, DoD organizations supporting the STP, and the STP Management Office (hereafter referred to as the STP Office).
The STP is the primary provider of mission design, spacecraft (SC) acquisition, integration, launch, and on-orbit operations for the DoD’s Space research and development (R&D) community. (paragraph 1)
The multi-service Space Experiments Review Board (SERB) provides a formalized means to evaluate DoD sponsored payloads and experiments for consideration for subsidized spaceflight (fully or partially) through STP dedicated funding. (paragraph 1)
The STP Office is directed to maintain an STP Library that includes copies of all approved DD Forms 1721, 17211 and 1721-2, list of experiments flown, launch history, costs, and pictures. (paragraph 3)
Sponsors and PIs must provide the technical documentation required to confirm that the experiment meets safety criteria. (paragraph 3)
For SERB missions which STP acquires the SC, the STP Office arranges for radio frequency licensing for the entire system, including the SC, experiments, and ground sites. (paragraph 3)