Stargazer
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Stargazer is a modified Lockheed L-1011 TriStar aircraft used by Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman) as the airborne launch platform for Pegasus rocket missions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
ⓘ
airborne launch platform ⓘ aircraft ⓘ |
| advantage |
flexible launch azimuth selection
ⓘ
reduced weather constraints compared to ground launch ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airlineService | previously operated as a passenger aircraft ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Pegasus small launch vehicle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
L-1011 TriStar variants
ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ rocket launch aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfRegistration | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | flight crew plus mission specialists ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| launchAltitude | high altitude ⓘ |
| launchesFrom | runway ⓘ |
| launchesOver | ocean drop zones ⓘ |
| launchMethod | air launch to orbit ⓘ |
| launchProvider | Orbital Sciences Pegasus program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSiteType | mobile airborne launch site ⓘ |
| launchVehicleCarried |
Pegasus XL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pegasus rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | orbital launch support ⓘ |
| modificationBy | Orbital Sciences Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modificationPurpose | to carry and release Pegasus rockets ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after star observation (stargazing) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ability to launch satellites without fixed ground range
ⓘ
underslung Pegasus rocket mounting ⓘ |
| operator |
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orbital ATK NERFINISHED ⓘ Orbital Sciences Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRole | commercial airliner ⓘ |
| propulsion | three Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan engines ⓘ |
| registration | N140SC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
carrier aircraft
ⓘ
launch platform ⓘ |
| serviceEntryAsLaunchPlatform | 1990s ⓘ |
| status | operational during Pegasus program ⓘ |
| successorOrganization | Northrop Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsOrbitTypes |
inclined orbits
ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| tailNumber | N140SC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air-launch of Pegasus rockets
ⓘ
launching small satellites ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.