Pegasus is an air-launched multistage rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) and later built and launched by Northrop Grumman.

The three-stage Pegasus rocket is used to deploy small satellites weighing up to 1,000 pounds (453.59 kg) into low-Earth orbit. Pegasus is carried aloft by our Stargazer L-1011 aircraft to approximately 40,000 feet over open ocean, where it is released and free-falls five seconds before igniting its first stage rocket motor.

Mar 31, 2023 · Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) produces the Pegasus XL, a small expendable rocket that attaches beneath the company’s Stargazer L-1011 aircraft to approximately 40,000 feet over open ocean, where it is released and free-falls five seconds before igniting its first stage rocket motor.

Feb 9, 1993 · Making effective application of Air-Launched Ballistic Missile (ALBM) research conducted decades earlier by a number of aerospace contractors, Orbital Sciences Corporation succeeded in creating an air-launched space launch vehicle called Pegasus XL. Like an ALBM, the Pegasus XL rocket is dropped from an aircraft and fired seconds later.

The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilograms (977 lb) into low Earth orbit, the vehicle consists of three solid propellant stages and an optional monopropellant fourth stage.

Jan 15, 2024 · It is a three stage solid fuel rocket with optional liquid fouth stage (HAPS) for improved performance. The original version was launched by NASA's Boeing NB-52 aircraft, while the later versions used OSC's Lockheed L-1011 aircraft.

Jun 26, 1994 · Learn about the Pegasus XL rocket. Get a complete overview of the rocket, along with key launch stats. Detailed insights on size, thrust, payload capacity, and more.

Dec 10, 2016 · The Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft, with the Pegasus XL rocket attached beneath, prepares for takeoff on its flight from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Jun 6, 2000 · Pegasus XL is a winged, three-stage, solid rocket booster which weighs approximately 23,130 kg (51,000 lbm) and measures 16.9 m (55.4 ft) in length and 1.27 m (50 in) in diameter and has a...

Dec 15, 2016 · The three-stage, all-solid-fueled Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket is the only airborne, commercially developed launch vehicle. At 55 feet long, if stood on its end it would be about half the height of the Statue of Liberty.