Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur ISpace Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
STP-R1
Launched
September 23, 2005
Image: NASA
Summary
STP-R1 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I from Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 23, 2005. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 47th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,734th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Minotaur I flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). STP-R1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 307 × 323 km orbit inclined 96.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Minotaur I · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Minotaur I flight · 2nd this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 47th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,734th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
STP-R1 · NORAD 28871 · 2005-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-037A
- Epoch
- 2005-09-23 03:21:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.88115055 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012208
- Inclination
- 96.3619°
- Ascending node
- 94.3953°
- Arg. of perigee
- 207.1911°
- Mean anomaly
- 152.8725°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- STP-R1 · NORAD 28871 · re-entered June 28, 2006
Minotaur I (4) Stage 4 · re-entered November 29, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Streak or STP-R1 is an Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) experimental satellite, which remains largely classified.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4th launch from Space Launch Complex 8, 2nd this year · 622nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
164 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STP-R1 launch?
STP-R1 launched on September 23, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STP-R1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched STP-R1?
Minotaur I, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur I spec sheet
Where did STP-R1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did STP-R1 reach?
STP-R1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 307 × 323 km orbit inclined 96.4°.
How many satellites did STP-R1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).