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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 [update] .
Launch Complex 576E (LC-576E or SLC-576E) is a launch pad located at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc, California.Part of the ABRES series of launch complexes, [1] the pad was originally designed and built for the launching and testing of SM-65 Atlas ICBMs as part of the Western Range, and now serves as a orbital launch site for the Minotaur-C launch vehicles.
Falcon 9 Block 5, the most prolific active orbital launch system in the world. This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital flight attempt as of 2024; a second list ...
The first attempt on December 12 was scrubbed due to issues with the hydraulic system responsible for separating the Pegasus rocket from the launch aircraft. [10] Stargazer appeared in Northrop Grumman livery in 2018 following the acquisition of Orbital ATK. [11] Stargazer launched the Ionospheric Connection Explorer on October 11, 2019. The ...
Orbital's space launch vehicles are considered the industry standard for boosting small payloads to orbit. The Pegasus launch vehicle is launched from the company's L-1011 carrier aircraft, Stargazer and has proven to be the industry's small space launch workhorse, having conducted 40 missions from six different launch sites worldwide since ...
The launch was normal, and the spacecraft was inserted into orbit approximately 10.5 minutes after launch. The launch escape system was jettisoned during launch and the command module was jettisoned after orbital insertion. The Pegasus satellite weighed approximately 3,980 pounds (1,810 kg) and was 208 by 84 by 95 inches (5.3 by 2.1 by 2.4 m ...
The need for a new launch complex was first considered in 1961. At the time, the highest-numbered launch pad at CCAFS was Launch Complex 37. A proposed Launch Complex 38 had been set aside for the future expansion of the Atlas-Centaur program, but ultimately never built. [17] The new complex was thus designated Launch Complex 39.
Orbital's Stargazer launches Pegasus carrying the three Space Technology 5 satellites in the skies of California, 2006. Air-launch-to-orbit (ALTO) is the method of launching smaller rockets at altitude from a heavier conventional horizontal-takeoff aircraft, to carry satellites to low Earth orbit.