Pegasus Air-Launched Orbital Vehicle Family
Pegasus was the first privately developed air-launched orbital-rocket family. Forty-six vehicles flew from 1990 through 2026 in Standard, HAPS-equipped, Hybrid, and lengthened XL configurations, deploying small spacecraft from a B-52 and later the L-1011 Stargazer at six geographically dispersed launch sites.
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- Aliases
- Pegasus rocket familyOrbital Sciences PegasusNorthrop Grumman Pegasus
- Family Name
- Pegasus
- Full Name
- Pegasus Air-Launched Orbital Vehicle Family
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- Pegasus was the first privately developed air-launched orbital-rocket family. Forty-six vehicles flew from 1990 through 2026 in Standard, HAPS-equipped, Hybrid, and lengthened XL configurations, deploying small spacecraft from a B-52 and later the L-1011 Stargazer at six geographically dispersed launch sites.
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
- Last Flight Year
- 2,026
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:50:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 08:56:02 UTC
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