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Pegasus HAPS

2FLIGHTS
100%SUCCESS
2STREAK
Jul 1991FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT15.5 m
DIAMETER1.28 m
LAUNCH MASS18 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST580 kN
STAGES5

The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilograms (977 lb) into low Earth orbit, the vehicle consists of three solid propellant stages and an optional monopropellant fourth stage. Pegasus is released from its carrier aircraft at approximately 40,000 ft (12,000 m), and its first stage has a wing and a tail to provide lift and attitude control while in the atmosphere.
The HAPS variant adds a Hydrazine Auxiliary Propulsion System maneuvering stage.

250 kg
TO LEO
551 lbs
580
KILONEWTONS
130,389
POUNDS-FORCE
~778
HORSEPOWER
Height15.5 m (51 ft)
Diameter1.28 m (4.2 ft)
Launch Mass18 kg (40 lbs)
Stages5
Apogee4,000 km
UPCOMING
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