Space · launch vehicle
Pegasus XL
OSC
ACTIVE
At a glance
Launches
32
Success rate
90.6%
29 ok · 3 failed
Payload to LEO
443 kg
Payload to GTO
0 kg
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences CorporationStatus
ActiveFirst flight
27 Jun 1994Reusable
NoHeight
17.6 mDiameter
1.27 mLaunch mass
23 tLiftoff thrust
580 kNStages
3Launch cost
$40,000,000Booster landings
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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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Last checked 29 Sept 2026