Pegasus Launch Vehicle
Northrop Grumman's air-launched three-stage solid-propellant orbital launch vehicle using Orion 50SXL, Orion 50XL, and Orion 38 motors.
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Identity
- Aliases
- PegasusPegasus XL
- Family Name
- Pegasus
- Full Name
- Pegasus Launch Vehicle
- Roles
- -
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Northrop Grumman's air-launched three-stage solid-propellant orbital launch vehicle using Orion 50SXL, Orion 50XL, and Orion 38 motors.
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
- Last Flight Year
- 2,021
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Pegasus XL configuration
- Notes
- Pegasus XL three-stage air-launched configuration with Orion 50SXL first-stage, Orion 50XL second-stage, and Orion 38 third-stage solid rocket motors.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(rocket)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:55:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:55:06 UTC