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 ⓘ
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
Stargazer → launchVehicleCarried → Pegasus rocket ⓘ
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
Stargazer → associatedProgram → Pegasus small launch vehicle program ⓘ
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
Minotaur I → upperStagesFrom → Pegasus rocket ⓘ
subject linked to: Minotaur rocket family
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
David W. Thompson → workedOn → Pegasus rocket program ⓘ
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
Taurus rocket → derivedFrom → Pegasus rocket ⓘ
linked to: Pegasus rocket family
Orbital ATK → majorProduct → Pegasus rocket ⓘ
linked to: Pegasus rocket family