Pegasus launches OrbView-3
Posted: Thu, Jun 26, 2003, 9:11 PM ET (0111 GMT)
A Pegasus launch vehicle successfully placed the OrbView-3 commercial remote sensing satellite into orbit Thursday afternoon. The Pegasus XL was deployed from its L-1011 carrier aircraft at 2:55 pm EDT (1855 GMT) flying over the Pacific Ocean near Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It placed the OrbView-3 satellite into low Earth orbit 10 minutes later. The spacecraft, which like the Pegasus was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will maneuver into its final Sun-synchronous orbit, 470 kilometers high and inclined 97 degrees to the Equator, over the next few weeks. The spacecraft will be used by Orbimage to provide high-resolution images — one-meter black-and-white and four-meter color — to various customers. The launch is the third Pegasus flight of the year, and the 20th consecutive Pegasus mission.
A Pegasus launch vehicle successfully placed the OrbView-3 commercial remote sensing satellite into orbit Thursday afternoon. The Pegasus XL was deployed from its L-1011 carrier aircraft at 2:55 pm EDT (1855 GMT) flying over the Pacific Ocean near Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It placed the OrbView-3 satellite into low Earth orbit 10 minutes later. The spacecraft, which like the Pegasus was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will maneuver into its final Sun-synchronous orbit, 470 kilometers high and inclined 97 degrees to the Equator, over the next few weeks. The spacecraft will be used by Orbimage to provide high-resolution images — one-meter black-and-white and four-meter color — to various customers. The launch is the third Pegasus flight of the year, and the 20th consecutive Pegasus mission.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
FAA restricts hours for commercial launches during shutdown
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT) China postpones Shenzhou-20 return on orbital debris concerns
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Thursday, November 13
Firefly Aerospace identifies cause of Alpha test anomaly
NasaSpaceFlight.com — 4:12 am ET (0912 GMT) Firefly Plans Alpha Pad Return For Lockheed Martin Demo By Early 2026
Aviation Week — 4:12 am ET (0912 GMT) Alpha launch expectations lift Firefly despite Q3 losses
Austin (TX) American-Statesman — 4:11 am ET (0911 GMT) The Bright Side: Scientists witness supernova's early stages for the first time
France 24 — 4:09 am ET (0909 GMT) France steps into the space race
Defence24 — 4:06 am ET (0906 GMT) |
