Pegasus Air-Launched Orbital Vehicle Family
Pegasus was the first commercially developed air-launched orbital-rocket lineage. A carrier aircraft released the winged three-stage solid vehicle near 40,000 feet, allowing missions to begin from multiple runways and reach tailored low Earth orbits; the family flew from its successful 1990 debut through the Swift Boost launch in 2026.
Identity
- Aliases
- Pegasus rocket familyOrbital Sciences PegasusNorthrop Grumman Pegasus
- Family Name
- Pegasus
- Full Name
- Pegasus Air-Launched Orbital Vehicle Family
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- pegasus-air-launched-orbital-vehicle-family
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Pegasus was the first commercially developed air-launched orbital-rocket lineage. A carrier aircraft released the winged three-stage solid vehicle near 40,000 feet, allowing missions to begin from multiple runways and reach tailored low Earth orbits; the family flew from its successful 1990 debut through the Swift Boost launch in 2026.
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
- Last Flight Year
- 2,026
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:50:56 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:50:56 AM