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Pegasus is the world's first privately developed orbital launch vehicle. [2][3] Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kg (977 lb) into low Earth orbit, Pegasus first flew in 1990 and remained active as of 2021. The vehicle consists of three solid propellant stages and an optional monopropellant fourth stage.
Pegasus Quantum. Variants. P&M GT450. The Pegasus Quik is a British -designed ultralight trike, originally designed and produced by Pegasus Aviation, later by P&M Aviation, both of the United Kingdom. The design is now owned by Albatross Flying Systems of Bangalore, India. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction. [1][2][3]
193E-1067. Registration. N140SC [1] History. First flight. February 22, 1974. In service. 1974–present. Stargazer is a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar built in 1974, that was modified in 1994 for use by Orbital Sciences (now part of Northrop Grumman) as a mother ship for the Pegasus, a small-lift launch vehicle.
Huntair Pathfinder Mark 1 ultralight. Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailerons, elevator and rudder, calling the former "microlight" and the latter "ultralight".
An ultralight trike or paratrike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift. [1] These aircraft have a fabric flex-wing from which is suspended a tricycle fuselage pod driven by a pusher propeller. The pod accommodates either a solo pilot, or a pilot and a single passenger. Trikes grant affordable, accessible, and ...
Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) [ 6 ] was a NASA satellite designed to investigate changes in the ionosphere of Earth, the dynamic region high in the atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather from above. ICON studied the interaction between Earth's weather systems and space weather driven by the Sun, and how ...
The C/NOFS Occultation Receiver for Ionospheric Sensing and Specification (CORISS) is a Global Positioning System (GPS) dual-frequency receiver that measures the total electron content (TEC) along the line-of-sight from C/NOFS to GPS satellite. TEC measurement can help to constrain C/NOFS ionospheric models.
The GT450 is derived from the Pegasus Quik, a design produced by Pegasus Aviation, prior to its merger with Mainair Sports in 2003. [1][2][3] The GT450 is named for its maximum takeoff weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft is equipped with a flexible wing with Trilam leading edge and a Kevlar trailing edge. The wing can be trimmed from 55 to ...