Pegasus XL
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Pegasus XL is an air-launched, three-stage solid-fuel orbital rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation for placing small satellites into low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pegasus XL canonical | 5 |
| Pegasus air-launched rocket | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2169279 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pegasus XL Context triple: [SCISAT-1, launchVehicle, Pegasus XL]
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A.
Pegasus
Pegasus is the NATO reporting name for the Boeing KC-46, a modern aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft.
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B.
Airbus Beluga
The Airbus Beluga is a large, whale-shaped cargo aircraft designed for transporting oversized aerospace components and other outsize freight.
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C.
Stratolaunch carrier aircraft
The Stratolaunch carrier aircraft is a massive twin-fuselage, six-engine aircraft designed to air-launch rockets into space, notable for having the largest wingspan of any airplane ever built.
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D.
Raytheon Sentinel R1
The Raytheon Sentinel R1 is a British airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft equipped with advanced radar and sensor systems to provide real-time intelligence and reconnaissance support.
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E.
Sapsan
Sapsan is a high-speed passenger train service in Russia operated by Russian Railways, primarily running between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pegasus XL Target entity description: Pegasus XL is an air-launched, three-stage solid-fuel orbital rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation for placing small satellites into low Earth orbit.
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A.
Pegasus
Pegasus is the NATO reporting name for the Boeing KC-46, a modern aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft.
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B.
Airbus Beluga
The Airbus Beluga is a large, whale-shaped cargo aircraft designed for transporting oversized aerospace components and other outsize freight.
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C.
Stratolaunch carrier aircraft
The Stratolaunch carrier aircraft is a massive twin-fuselage, six-engine aircraft designed to air-launch rockets into space, notable for having the largest wingspan of any airplane ever built.
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D.
Raytheon Sentinel R1
The Raytheon Sentinel R1 is a British airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft equipped with advanced radar and sensor systems to provide real-time intelligence and reconnaissance support.
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E.
Sapsan
Sapsan is a high-speed passenger train service in Russia operated by Russian Railways, primarily running between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-launched rocket
ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| carrierAircraftName | Stargazer ⓘ |
| carrierAircraftType | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.27 m ⓘ |
| fairingType | payload fairing ⓘ |
| family | Pegasus rocket family ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1994-06-27 ⓘ |
| firstStageName | Orion 50SXL ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| improvementOver | original Pegasus design ⓘ |
| intendedOrbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthFlexibility | high ⓘ |
| launchEnvironmentAdvantage |
ability to avoid bad weather at ground sites
ⓘ
reduced atmospheric drag at ignition ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 23,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchMethod | air launch ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
ⓘ
surface form:
Stargazer L-1011
|
| launchServiceProvider |
Northrop Grumman
ⓘ
Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Orbital ATK
Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ |
| launchSites |
air-launched near Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
air-launched near Vandenberg Air Force Base ⓘ air-launched over Atlantic Ocean ⓘ air-launched over Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| length | approximately 17.6 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Northrop Grumman
ⓘ
surface form:
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ |
| marketSegment | small satellite launch ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dropped from carrier aircraft before ignition
ⓘ
winged first stage for atmospheric flight ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| operator |
Northrop Grumman Space Technology
ⓘ
surface form:
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Orbital ATK
Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
launch of scientific spacecraft
ⓘ
launch of small satellites ⓘ launch of technology demonstration payloads ⓘ |
| propellantType | solid fuel ⓘ |
| secondStageName |
Orion 50SXL
ⓘ
surface form:
Orion 50XL
|
| stagesConfiguration | three-stage solid rocket ⓘ |
| stageSeparation | sequential solid-stage separation ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successorTo | Pegasus ⓘ |
| thirdStageName | Orion 38 ⓘ |
| typicalInclinations | equatorial or mid-inclination LEO ⓘ |
| typicalPayloadMassToLEO | approximately 443 kg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pegasus XL Description of subject: Pegasus XL is an air-launched, three-stage solid-fuel orbital rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation for placing small satellites into low Earth orbit.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NuSTAR
subject surface form:
GALEX
this entity surface form:
Pegasus air-launched rocket