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Pegasus

retired
Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 2017-036VLaunched 6/23/2017
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats
Launch Vehicle
PSLV-XL
Launch Date
6/23/2017
Last Contact
12/22/2023
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
506.5 km
Inclination
97.45 deg
Dry Mass
2 kg
Total Mass
2 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
SCI
Payload Class
A
Organizations
Operator
University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt
Manufacturer
University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt
Registry
COSPAR ID
2017-036V
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/817
Track
Mentions
119
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NASA and Boeing moved the SLS core stage onto the Pegasus barge on 2024-07-16 from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jul 16, 2024NASA’s SLS rocket stage set for transportation to Kennedy Space Center for Artemis II mission
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Ovzon announced two SATCOM-as-a-Service offerings for the Ovzon 3 satellite named Ovzon Pegasus and Ovzon Orion in the second quarter of 2024.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Jun 17, 2024Ovzon 3 satellite reaches GEO + successfully concludes initial tests

Ovzon Pegasus is enabled by the Ovzon 3 satellite and provides a steerable beam service specifically developed for the critical tasks of demanding customers.

CapabilityValue 4.2May 14, 2024Two SATCOM-as-a-Service offerings launched by Ovzon

Once testing and the acceptance review are complete, the SLS core stage will be shipped to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida via the Pegasus barge based at Michoud.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Oct 16, 2023NASA, Aerojet, and Boeing Prepare Artemis II Rocket Core Stage for Final Assembly Phase

The previous responsive space mission was launched on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus in June 2021.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Sep 15, 2023Firefly launches Space Force ‘Victus Nox’ mission

The Leica Pegasus TRK100 is designed to support GIS mapping and asset management applications by providing georeferenced visual location intelligence.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0May 12, 2023Leica Geosystems Unveils Autonomous Mobile Mapping Solution

Victus Nox is intended to demonstrate responsive launch and build upon the TacRS-2 mission concept that integrated and launched a payload in 21 days on a Pegasus XL in June 2021.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 1, 2022Firefly’s Alpha rocket reaches orbit on second launch

Kongsberg Geospatial and Pegasus Imagery signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on advancing the development of safe, autonomous unmanned aircraft.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Jun 24, 2021Pegasus Imagery, Kongsberg Geospatial sign MOU to advance the development of safe autonomous Unmanned Aircraft

Pegasus Imagery will implement Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS UxS airspace situational awareness system as a navigational system for its BVLOS flight operations and as part of the PV-02 Eos autonomous aircraft system.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.5Jun 24, 2021Pegasus Imagery, Kongsberg Geospatial sign MOU to advance the development of safe autonomous Unmanned Aircraft

Pegasus Imagery operates an autonomous aircraft called the PV-02 Eos.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 24, 2021Pegasus Imagery, Kongsberg Geospatial sign MOU to advance the development of safe autonomous Unmanned Aircraft

Pegasus Imagery Ltd. designs, manufactures, and operates autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to deliver Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) solutions at scale for industry and government.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jun 24, 2021Pegasus Imagery, Kongsberg Geospatial sign MOU to advance the development of safe autonomous Unmanned Aircraft

The Minotaur 1’s third and fourth stages are commercially produced motors that are also used on the Pegasus XL air-launched rocket.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 15, 2021Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur 1 rocket launches three classified NRO payloads

Pegasus delivered TacRL-2 to a sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 13, 2021Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket launches U.S. Space Force mission

Pegasus has launched more than 90 satellites to low Earth orbit from five launch sites in the United States, Europe, and the Marshall Islands.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 13, 2021Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket launches U.S. Space Force mission

Pegasus is an air-launched rocket deployed from a Stargazer L-1011 aircraft.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 13, 2021Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket launches U.S. Space Force mission

Pegasus is an air-launched, three-staged rocket carried aloft by Northrop Grumman’s specially modified Stargazer L-1011 aircraft.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Jun 13, 2021Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches USSF / SMC’s TacRL-2 Payload

Pegasus has launched more than 90 satellites into low Earth orbit from five separate launch sites in the United States, Europe, and the Marshall Islands.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jun 13, 2021Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches USSF / SMC’s TacRL-2 Payload

The IXPE spacecraft was originally designed to launch on Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL for a zero-degree-inclination orbit over 500 km.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 6, 2020Pandemic delays launch of NASA astrophysics smallsat mission

NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX in July 2019 for the IXPE launch on Falcon 9, replacing the originally planned Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Aug 6, 2020Pandemic delays launch of NASA astrophysics smallsat mission

Pegasus is Northrop Grumman’s air-launched rocket and, together with Minotaur solid rockets, serves Department of Defense and intelligence agency customers.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 15, 2020Northrop Grumman Minotaur 4 launches NRO mission, its first from Virginia spaceport