| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | STPSat-2 (USA 217) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | USAF Space Test Program |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Technology Development |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 650 |
| Apogee (km) | 650 |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 72 |
| Period (minutes) | 97.73 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 180 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 20-11-2010 |
| Expected Lifetime | 1 yr. |
| Contractor | Ball Aerospace |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Kodiak Launch Complex |
| Launch Vehicle | Minotaur 4 |
| COSPAR Number | 2010-062A |
| NORAD Number | 37222 |
| Comments | Two top-priority investigations from the miltary´s Space Experiment Review Board. |