Stargazer (L-1011 carrier aircraft)

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Stargazer is a modified Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airliner used by Orbital Sciences (later Northrop Grumman) as an airborne launch platform for Pegasus rockets.

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instanceOf Pegasus rocket carrier aircraft
air launch carrier aircraft
modified Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
aircraftType Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar NERFINISHED
airframeOrigin delivered originally to Air Canada as a passenger airliner
ex-Air Canada L-1011
basedOn Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airliner design NERFINISHED
capability carrying Pegasus rocket under the fuselage
category aircraft used in space launch
carrier aircraft for orbital launch vehicles
configuration trijet
conversionBy Orbital Sciences Corporation NERFINISHED
countryOfRegistration United States NERFINISHED
engineType Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan NERFINISHED
launchAltitude approximately 12,000 meters
launchCustomer NASA NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED
commercial satellite operators
launchLocation over the ocean
launchMethod air launch from high altitude
launchVehicleCarried Pegasus NERFINISHED
Pegasus XL NERFINISHED
manufacturer Lockheed Corporation NERFINISHED
namedAfter the constellation theme "Stargazer" NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the last operational L-1011 TriStar aircraft
supporting numerous Pegasus launches
operator Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems NERFINISHED
Orbital ATK NERFINISHED
Orbital Sciences Corporation NERFINISHED
registration N140SC NERFINISHED
role airborne launch platform
carrier aircraft
status operational for Pegasus launches into the 2010s
tailNumber N140SC NERFINISHED
usedFor air launch of Pegasus rockets
launching small satellites into orbit

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