Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

14:03:53

Wednesday March 22, 2006

Mission Details

ST-5

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Space Technology 5 (ST5) of the NASA New Millennium program is a test of ten new technologies aboard a group of microsatellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

25 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Pegasus XL

Active Since 1994

Northrop Grumman logo

Agency

Northrop

Price

$40.00 million

Rocket

Height: 17.6m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 443 kg

Liftoff Thrust

561 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.15m

Height: 2.13m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Stargazer

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 5 hours

Stats

Pegasus


37th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2006

2006


8th

Orbital launch attempt