A winged, solid-fueled launch vehicle carried aloft under a modified aircraft and air-launched at altitude, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation as the first privately developed orbital launch vehicle. It remains a specialist for small, dedicated payloads that need launch flexibility rather than the lowest possible cost.
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Vehicle ClassAir-launched light-lift solid-fuel launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerOrbital Sciences Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) 2 First Flight Date StatusOperational but rarely flown in the 2020s, priced out of the market by cheaper rideshare options on larger rockets. 2 Status
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Source Pegasus (rocket) (Wikipedia)
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Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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1. Pegasus (rocket) (Wikipedia)
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Retired
In Group: Commercial American Launch Vehicles, Lead sentence
Pegasus was an air-launched, small-lift launch vehicle developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and later built and launched by Northrop Grumman.
Has Vehicle Class: Small-Lift Launch Vehicle, Lead sentence
Pegasus was an air-launched, small-lift launch vehicle developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and later built and launched by Northrop Grumman.
View the Source2. Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://astronautix.com/p/pegasus.html
Privately-funded, air-launched winged light satellite launcher.
- Operated By: Northrop Grumman
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