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Pegasus XL HAPS

5FLIGHTS
100%SUCCESS
5STREAK
Dec 1997FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT17.6 m
DIAMETER1.27 m
LAUNCH MASS23 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST580 kN
STAGES4

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.

443 kg
TO LEO
977 lbs
580
KILONEWTONS
130,389
POUNDS-FORCE
~778
HORSEPOWER
Height17.6 m (58 ft)
Diameter1.27 m (4.2 ft)
Launch Mass23 kg (51 lbs)
Stages4
Apogee4,000 km