Photo: Jeff Caplan, Langley Research Centre, NASA · Public domain (US government)
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padAir launch to orbit
- Site
- Air launch to orbit
Rocket and boosterPegasus XL
What it put in orbit8 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAST 1996-049A | Payload | 346 × 3160 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| PEGASUS R/B 1996-049B | Rocket body | 343 × 2987 km · 82.9° | Globe |
| PEGASUS DEB 1996-049C | Debris | re-entered 2001-12-03 | |
| PEGASUS DEB 1996-049D | Debris | re-entered 2001-12-21 | |
| PEGASUS DEB 1996-049E | Debris | re-entered 1999-06-01 | |
| PEGASUS DEB 1996-049F | Debris | re-entered 1999-03-17 | |
| PEGASUS DEB 1996-049G | Debris | re-entered 2002-09-24 | |
| PEGASUS DEB 1996-049H | Debris | re-entered 2001-02-09 |
COSPAR ID 1996-049. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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