Orbital Sciences Corporation

ST-5 FWD

Pegasus XL

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 · 14:03 UTC

Mission

/01

NASA's three micro-sats were launched to test and validate new technologies for future science missions. ST5's objective was to demonstrate and flight qualify several innovative technologies and concepts for application to future space missions.

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Pegasus XL

Launch Pad

Vandenberg Space Force Base

Air launch to orbit

34.733° N, 120.568° W

18

Pad Launches

36

Location Launches

48

Agency Launches

8

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