Orbital Sciences CorporationPegasus XLVandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART)
Launched
April 15, 2005 · 17:26 UTC
Image: NASA/Laurie Losey
Summary
DART launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit on April 15, 2005 at 17:26 UTC. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 46th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,708th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Pegasus XL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). DART, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 535 × 558 km orbit inclined 97.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Pegasus XL · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Pegasus XL flight · 1st this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 46th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,708th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DART · NORAD 28642 · 2005-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-014A
- Epoch
- 2005-04-15 18:28:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.08862762 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016376
- Inclination
- 97.737°
- Ascending node
- 157.9641°
- Arg. of perigee
- 316.2787°
- Mean anomaly
- 43.7143°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- DART · NORAD 28642
Pegasus F36 Stage 3 · re-entered January 31, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology was a NASA spacecraft meant to rendezvous with the MUBLCOM satellite without human control. A navigation error caused it to collide gently with the target and the mission ended early with only part of its objectives met.
Pad
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
17th launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, 1st this year · 35th from Air launch to orbit
22 launches from this pad · 52 from Air launch to orbit
611 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DART launch?
DART launched on April 15, 2005 at 17:26 UTC.
Where can I watch DART?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DART?
Pegasus XL, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Pegasus XL spec sheet
Where did DART launch from?
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit.
What orbit did DART reach?
DART, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 535 × 558 km orbit inclined 97.7°.
How many satellites did DART launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).