Orbital Sciences CorporationPegasus XLVandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
Space Technology 5 (ST-5) (3x microsats)
Launched
March 28, 2006
Image: NASA/Laurie Losey
Summary
Space Technology 5 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit on March 28, 2006. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 49th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,760th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Pegasus XL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Pegasus XL · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 23rd Pegasus XL flight · 2nd this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 49th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,760th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Space Technology 5 was a NASA New Millennium Program mission of three microsatellites flown together in a highly elliptical polar orbit to validate miniaturised spacecraft technologies and constellation operations while measuring the magnetosphere.
Pad
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
19th launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, 2nd this year · 37th from Air launch to orbit
22 launches from this pad · 52 from Air launch to orbit
6 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Space Technology 5 launch?
Space Technology 5 launched on March 28, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Space Technology 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Space Technology 5?
Pegasus XL, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Pegasus XL spec sheet
Where did Space Technology 5 launch from?
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit.
What orbit was Space Technology 5 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a technology mission.