Technology for Autonomous Operational Survivability (TAOS) (also known as Space Test Experiment Platform 0 (STEP 0) and USA101) was a
satellite developed by the
US Air Force's Phillips Laboratory (now part of the
Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate) to test technology for autonomous operation of spacecraft.
The TAOS mission was operated by heritage
Space Test and Development Wing and the
1st Space Operations Squadron
The 1st Space Operations Squadron (1 SOPS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for space-based space domain awareness. Located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, the squadron operates the Space Based Space Surveillance system, th ...
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Spacecraft launched in 1994
Satellites of the United States Air Force
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