Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| 2027 | 0 | 1 |
| 2028 | 0 | 1 |
| 2029 | 0 | 1 |
| 2030 | 0 | 1 |
| 2031 | 0 | 1 |
| 2032 | 0 | 1 |
| 2033 | 0 | 1 |
| 2034 | 0 | 1 |
| 2035 | 0 | 1 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pegasus H | LEO | 443 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Manual Pegasus H fallback from Pegasus XL class capacity. |
Pegasus XL | LEO | 443 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Manual Pegasus XL public-performance fallback. |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| LINK Mission | Pegasus XL | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Odyssey Mission | Pegasus XL | Jun 13, 2021 |
| ICON Mission | Pegasus XL | Oct 11, 2019 |
| CYGNSS |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Pegasus | Not stated | 6 | Retired |
Pegasus H | Not stated | 4 | Retired |
Pegasus XL | Not stated | 36 | Active |
| 2036 | 0 | 1 |
| 2037 | 0 | 1 |
| 2038 | 0 | 1 |
| 2039 | 0 | 1 |
| 2040 | 0 | 1 |
| 2041 | 0 | 1 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2027 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2028 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2029 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2030 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2031 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2032 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2033 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2034 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2035 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2036 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2037 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2038 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2039 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2040 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. |
| 2041 | Air launch | Stargazer carrier aircraft | 1 | 20% | Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row. |
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Pegasus XL |
| Dec 15, 2016 |
| IRIS Mission | Pegasus XL | Jun 28, 2013 |
| NuSTAR Mission | Pegasus XL | Jun 13, 2012 |
| IBEX/Star 27 | Pegasus XL | Oct 19, 2008 |
| C/NOFS Mission | Pegasus XL | Apr 16, 2008 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
Editable low-confidence Pegasus annual throughput fallback.
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility completed encapsulation of Katalyst Space Technologies’ LINK robotic servicing satellite inside a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket.
NASA integrated Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at NASA Wallops.
Link arrived at Wallops, Virginia, on 5 June for integration with a Pegasus XL rocket.
Katalyst's LINK spacecraft has left its factory and is heading to Wallops for integration onto Northrop's Pegasus rocket.
Northrop Grumman is preparing its Pegasus rocket and Stargazer L-1011 aircraft for a mission with Katalyst Space to extend the operational life of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
During vibration testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, engineers simulated launch vibrations for LINK on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket.
An L-1011 aircraft will drop the Pegasus rocket from the Marshall Islands later in the same month.
Northrop Grumman will integrate LINK into the Pegasus rocket at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in early June.
In early June, LINK will be transported to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for integration with a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket.
Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket as early as June 1.
Katalyst Space Technologies plans to launch the spacecraft supporting Swift in June on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket.
Katalyst has selected Northrop Grumman's Pegasus-XL rocket to launch the Swift Rescue Mission.
Katalyst has selected Northrop Grumman's Pegasus-XL rocket to launch the Swift Rescue Mission.
The Launch Availability page of SpaceLaunch lists the Pegasus rocket, which has not flown since June 2021, along with Isar Aerospace, Latitude, and PLD Space.
The Pegasus rocket, developed by Orbital ATK, was launched by Northrop Grumman and demonstrated a gravitational drag penalty of 3.6 meters per second per kilometer at over 70 kilometers altitude.
The Space Force flew the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission in 2021 on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The Space Force conducted the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission in June 2021 using Northrop Grumman’s air-launched Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, with Northrop Grumman given 21 days’ notice to prepare for launch.
A similar Victus Nox payload was launched in June 2021 for the TacRL-2 mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
TacRL-2 launched a surveillance satellite developed in less than a year on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket deployed from a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar carrier aircraft.
The Space Force launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket.