Stargazer (L-1011 carrier aircraft)

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Stargazer is a modified Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airliner used by Orbital Sciences (later Northrop Grumman) as an airborne launch platform for Pegasus rockets.

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instanceOf Pegasus rocket carrier aircraft
air launch carrier aircraft
modified Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
aircraftType Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar
airframeOrigin delivered originally to Air Canada as a passenger airliner
ex-Air Canada L-1011
basedOn Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airliner design
capability carrying Pegasus rocket under the fuselage
category aircraft used in space launch
carrier aircraft for orbital launch vehicles
configuration trijet
conversionBy Orbital Sciences Corporation
countryOfRegistration United States
engineType Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan
linked to: Rolls-Royce RB211
launchAltitude approximately 12,000 meters
launchCustomer NASA
U.S. Department of Defense
commercial satellite operators
launchLocation over the ocean
launchMethod air launch from high altitude
launchVehicleCarried Pegasus
Pegasus XL
manufacturer Lockheed Corporation
namedAfter the constellation theme "Stargazer"
linked to: Stargazer
notableFor being one of the last operational L-1011 TriStar aircraft
supporting numerous Pegasus launches
operator Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
linked to: Northrop Grumman

Orbital ATK
Orbital Sciences Corporation
registration N140SC
role airborne launch platform
carrier aircraft
status operational for Pegasus launches into the 2010s
tailNumber N140SC
usedFor air launch of Pegasus rockets
launching small satellites into orbit

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Ionospheric Connection Explorer launchSite Stargazer L-1011 aircraft over Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Stargazer (L-1011 carrier aircraft)