Pegasus XL | Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) launch

Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Successful

Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere

Name: Pegasus XL | Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM)
Start: 2007-04-25T20:26:03Z
Location: Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit

Pegasus XL · AIM

Launched Wed, Apr 25 · 8:26:03 PM UTC2007-04-25 20:26:03 UTCVandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

17th

orbital launch attempt in 2007

Orbital Sciences Corporation

2nd

launch this year

Vandenberg Space Force Base

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

393 d

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Launch of AIM on a pegasus rocket

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

90%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Pegasus XL

Vehicle history

Height

17.6m

Diameter

1.3m

To low Earth orbit

443kg

Liftoff thrust

580kN

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Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Successful

Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere

Pegasus XL · AIM

Launched Wed, Apr 25 · 8:26:03 PM UTC2007-04-25 20:26:03 UTCVandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

17th

orbital launch attempt in 2007

Orbital Sciences Corporation

2nd

launch this year

Vandenberg Space Force Base

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

393 d

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Launch of AIM on a pegasus rocket

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

90%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Orbital Sciences Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Pegasus XL

Vehicle history

Height

17.6m

Diameter

1.3m

To low Earth orbit

443kg

Liftoff thrust

580kN

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Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere

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Pegasus XL

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Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere

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Pegasus XL

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