2006 · Orbital Sciences Corporation
ST-5 FWD
successPegasus XL | ST-5 FWD
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- March 22, 2006 at 02:03 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Vandenberg Space Force Base
- Mission
- ST-5 FWD
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit