The Pegasus is carried by a modified Lockheed L or other plane up to its launch altitude of 12, m. The three-stage, solid-fuel Pegasus is then released, and its rocket engine ignites and accelerates it to orbital velocity.
It can place a small kg 1, lb -class satellite into Earth orbit. Developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, Pegasus was first used in and has since launched dozens of satellites. This vehicle includes the wing of a Pegasus flown into space and recovered in , as well as the first-stage rocket motor used in ground testing the XL version in This object was donated to the Smithsonian in by Orbital Sciences.
Body, primarily, carbon fiber and graphite filament, with some cork to provide boyancy; wing panels, graphite-faced Nomex-foam sandwich wings also said to be of graphite-composite, made by Scaled Composites, Inc.
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