Pegasus rocket family

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The Pegasus rocket family is a series of air-launched, solid-fueled orbital launch vehicles designed to deploy small satellites into low Earth orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orbital launch vehicle family
rocket family
advantage flexible launch locations and inclinations
reduced atmospheric drag at ignition due to high-altitude launch
countryOfOrigin United States
customerTypes civil space agencies
commercial satellite operators
military customers
designGoal cost-effective access to orbit for small payloads
developer Orbital Sciences Corporation
familyMember Pegasus
Pegasus H
linked to: Pegasus XL

Pegasus XL
firstFlightDate 1990-04-05
firstFlightVehicle Pegasus
firstStagePropellant solid rocket motor
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
intendedOrbit low Earth orbit
launchAzimuthFlexibility high due to mobile air-launch platform
launchConfiguration dropped from aircraft then ignites first stage
launchEnvironment high-altitude air launch
launchInclinations equatorial to high-inclination LEO
launchMethod air-launched
launchPlatform Stargazer L-1011 aircraft
launchPlatformType carrier aircraft
launchServiceType commercial launch services
launchSites air-launch over Atlantic Ocean
air-launch over Pacific Ocean
launchVehicleType expendable launch system
manufacturer Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
linked to: Northrop Grumman

Orbital ATK
Orbital Sciences Corporation
marketSegment dedicated small satellite launches
notableFeature first commercially developed small launch vehicle to reach orbit
notableLaunchPlatform Orbital Sciences L-1011 TriStar "Stargazer"
numberOfStages 3
operator Northrop Grumman
Orbital ATK
Orbital Sciences Corporation
primaryUse small satellite launch
propulsionType solid-fueled
secondStagePropellant solid rocket motor
status operational
successorOrganization Northrop Grumman
Orbital ATK
thirdStagePropellant solid rocket motor
typicalPayloadClass small satellites
typicalPayloadMassToLEO around 400 kg

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Pegasus XL family Pegasus rocket family
Orbital Sciences Corporation developed Pegasus rocket
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
Daniel M. Tani workedOn Pegasus air-launched rocket program
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
Orion 50SXL developedFor Pegasus launch vehicle family
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Stargazer launchVehicleCarried Pegasus rocket
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
Stargazer associatedProgram Pegasus small launch vehicle program
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Minotaur I upperStagesFrom Pegasus rocket
subject linked to: Minotaur rocket family
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David W. Thompson workedOn Pegasus rocket program
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Taurus rocket derivedFrom Pegasus rocket
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Orbital ATK majorProduct Pegasus rocket
linked to: Pegasus rocket family