United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
STP-1
Launched
March 9, 2007
Summary
STP-1 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 9, 2007. It was United Launch Alliance's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,824th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas V 401 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). ASTRO, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 506 × 513 km orbit inclined 46.0°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Atlas V 401 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,824th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ASTRO · NORAD 30772 · 2007-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-006A
- Epoch
- 2007-03-09 03:05:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2113797 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004696
- Inclination
- 46.0171°
- Ascending node
- 103.7955°
- Arg. of perigee
- 81.7488°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.4399°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
8 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- ASTRO · NORAD 30772 · docked May 6, 2007
- MidStar 1 · NORAD 30773 · re-entered August 17, 2023
- Nextsat · NORAD 30774 · re-entered April 21, 2023
- STPSat-1 · NORAD 30775 · re-entered November 8, 2023
- Falconsat-3 · NORAD 30776 · re-entered January 21, 2023
- CFESat · NORAD 30777 · re-entered November 12, 2022
Centaur AV-013 · re-entered December 22, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Six satellites launched together as part of the Space Test Program.
Pad

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
36th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 646th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
322 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STP-1 launch?
STP-1 launched on March 9, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STP-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched STP-1?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did STP-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did STP-1 reach?
ASTRO, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 506 × 513 km orbit inclined 46.0°.
How many satellites did STP-1 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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