LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sun Jun 13 2021
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Odyssey (TacRL-2)
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(8:11 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(7:39 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(8:55 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Pegasus XLDescription:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Payload for the US Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Launch program. It is a space domain awareness satellite that was procured under the Space Force's responsive launch program. The spacecraft was built in under a year and the launch provider was given three weeks of notice for the launch.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Air launch to orbit
Pad
Vandenberg Space Force Base