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L-1011

Launch vehicle · USA

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L1011 Pegasus Launch
L1011 Pegasus Launch
L1011 Pegasus Launcher

Subsonic rocket launch aircraft. Lockheed airliner swept wing. Release conditions: Belly-mounted, 36,800 kg, 17.1 m length x 7.9 m span at 925 kph at 11,890 m altitude

Cost $ : 30.000 million. No Engines: 3. Release velocity: 240 m/s (780 ft/sec). Release altitude: 12 m (39 ft). Release conditions: 925 kph at 11.9 km.

Country
USA
Engines
RB-211-22B
Propellants
Air/Kerosene