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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
Launch vehicle
Pegasus XL →
Launch provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 3

ST5-A
MEO
ST5-B
LEO
ST5-C
LEO