flown missionSuccess
Pegasus XL | ST-5 FWD
Orbital Sciences CorporationVandenberg Space Force Base — Air launch to orbit
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- ST-5 FWD
- Type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL
- Family
- Pegasus
- Provider
- Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Vandenberg Space Force Base
- Location
- Air launch to orbit
- Country
- ???
- Coordinates
- 34.7328, -120.5681