Pegasus Hybrid | High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE-2) launch

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High Energy Transient Explorer 2

Name: Pegasus Hybrid | High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE-2)
Start: 2000-10-09T05:38:18Z
Location: Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Pegasus Hybrid · HETE-2

Launched Mon, Oct 9 · 5:38:18 AM UTC2000-10-09 05:38:18 UTCKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

63rd

orbital launch attempt in 2000

Orbital Sciences Corporation

5th

launch this year

Kwajalein Atoll

1st

launch from this pad this year

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

90%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Pegasus Hybrid

Vehicle history

Height

15.5m

Diameter

1.3m

To low Earth orbit

350kg

Liftoff thrust

580kN

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Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Successful

High Energy Transient Explorer 2

Pegasus Hybrid · HETE-2

Launched Mon, Oct 9 · 5:38:18 AM UTC2000-10-09 05:38:18 UTCKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

63rd

orbital launch attempt in 2000

Orbital Sciences Corporation

5th

launch this year

Kwajalein Atoll

1st

launch from this pad this year

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

90%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Orbital Sciences Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Pegasus Hybrid

Vehicle history

Height

15.5m

Diameter

1.3m

To low Earth orbit

350kg

Liftoff thrust

580kN

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High Energy Transient Explorer 2

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Pegasus Hybrid

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High Energy Transient Explorer 2

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Pegasus Hybrid

Never Miss a Launch.