Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
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.
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The LINK spacecraft aims to rendezvous, capture, and reboost NASA’s 21 year old Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
Katalyst Space’s LINK on-orbit servicing spacecraft is on its way to reboost NASA’s Swift observatory. Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus-XL rocket launched LINK this morning and contact has been successfully established, the […]
A Pegasus XL launched a mission to reboost a NASA astrophysics spacecraft on what may be the final flight of that rocket. The post Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
A first-of-its-kind mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Thursday, July 2, 5:09 a.m. EDT (9:09 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. A robotic servicing spacecraft called LINK, built by Katalyst Space, will blast […]
Several orbital launches are scheduled worldwide this week. A mission to rescue the Swift observatory… The post Launch Preview: Swift rescue mission, final Atlas satellite launch appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
In its first mission since 2021, a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled to… The post Pegasus XL set to air launch Swift Boost Mission to save NASA space telescope appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
A mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift observatory is poised for launch June 30.
This week’s launch manifest includes six orbital launches worldwide, including the first Pegasus XL launch… The post Launch Preview: Pegasus XL to launch amongst Falcon 9 and Chinese missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
A high-risk mission to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft is set to launch later this month after less than a year of development. The post Swift reboost mission ready for launch appeared first on SpaceNews.
Die Rettungsmission für Swift, die mit einer PegasusXL, welche wiederum mit der L1011 „Stargazer“, gestartet werden sollte, konnte heute wegen unzureichenden Wetterbedingungen nicht durchgeführt werden. Der neue geplante Starttermin ist der 1. Juli um 11:43 Uhr MESZ. Update: Weiterverschoben auf 2. Juli 11:09 Uhr MESZ. Der Beitrag 30. 6. 2026 – Rettungsmission für Swift ist verschoben erschien zue