Key statistics
Satellite ST5-A at a glance.
Uptime
7151
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.1
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
105.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ST5-A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ST5-A
International designator: 2006-008A
Object number (NORAD): 28980
Object ID (CCSDS): 28980
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 119.086 minutes
Inclination: 105.4956 deg
SMA: 8018.033 km
Apoapsis: 2982.498 km
Periapsis: 297.297 km
RAAN: 246.9268 deg
Eccentricy: 0.16744761
Argument of periapsis: 308.1824 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.9622 deg
Mean motion: 12.09208018 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00036918 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013771128 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 6:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ST5-A
TLE line 1: 1 28980U 06008A 25290.77760874 .00036918 33514-5 13771-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 28980 105.4956 246.9268 1674476 308.1824 37.9622 12.09208018793242
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ST5-A.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ST5-A.
Associated space launch
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.
ST5-A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL | ST-5 FWD’, on board a Pegasus XL space rocket.
The launch took place on March 22, 2006, 2:03 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Pegasus XL | ST-5 FWD
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 22, 2006, 2:03 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL
Launch pad: Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location: Air launch to orbit
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