Photo: Jeff Caplan, Langley Research Centre, NASA · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Test Flight · LEO
NASA's three micro-sats were launched to test and validate new technologies for future science missions. ST5's objective was to demonstrate and flight qualify several innovative technologies and concepts for application to future space missions.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST5-A 2006-008A | Payload | 298 × 2850 km · 105.5° | Globe |
| ST5-B 2006-008B | Payload | re-entered 2025-07-20 | |
| ST5-C 2006-008C | Payload | 254 × 1253 km · 105.5° | Globe |
| PEGASUS R/B 2006-008D | Rocket body | 292 × 2686 km · 105.5° | Globe |
| PEGASUS DEB 2006-008E | Debris | re-entered 2009-06-26 |
COSPAR ID 2006-008 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).