Key statistics
Satellite ST5-A at a glance.
Uptime
7207
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: 118.815 minutes
Inclination: 105.5083 deg
SMA: 8005.856 km
Apoapsis: 2957.54 km
Periapsis: 297.902 km
RAAN: 316.8208 deg
Eccentricy: 0.1661058
Argument of periapsis: 224.0597 deg
Mean anomaly: 121.5704 deg
Mean motion: 12.11967875 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00021942 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00083657 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 9:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ST5-A
TLE line 1: 1 28980U 06008A 25345.88857141 .00021942 32679-5 83657-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 28980 105.5083 316.8208 1661058 224.0597 121.5704 12.11967875799917
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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