Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology

Former NASA spacecraft which tested autonomous navigation and rendezvous. Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology was launched on April 15, 2005 aboard a Pegasus XL/HAPS from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: collided (Apr 16, 2005).

COSPAR 2005-014ANORAD 28642United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DART
Common name: Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology
Payload designation: HAPS 8
International designator: 2005-014A
NORAD catalog number: 28642
GCAT identifier: S28642
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/481

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: DART
Owner: NASA MSFC
Country: United States
Builder: Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler
Platform (bus): HAPS

Launch

Date: April 15, 2005 · 17:26 UTC
Launch record: 2005-014Success
Rocket: Pegasus XL/HAPS
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad RW30/12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 740 km
Apogee: 750 km
Inclination: 97.72°
Status: Collided
Status date: April 16, 2005
Last known active: Apr 16, 2005
End of operations: Apr 16, 2005

Size

Mass: 350 kg
Dry mass: 300 kg
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 1.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q49449 (CC0).