Pegasus XL | Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) launch

Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Successful

Interstellar Boundary Explorer

Name: Pegasus XL | Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)
Start: 2008-10-19T17:47:23Z
Location: Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Pegasus XL · IBEX

Launched Sun, Oct 19 · 5:47:23 PM UTC2008-10-19 17:47:23 UTCKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

53rd

orbital launch attempt in 2008

Orbital Sciences Corporation

2nd

launch this year

Kwajalein Atoll

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

186 d

since the pad's previous launch

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

Interstellar Boundary Explorer

Pegasus XL · IBEX

Launched Sun, Oct 19 · 5:47:23 PM UTC2008-10-19 17:47:23 UTCKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

53rd

orbital launch attempt in 2008

Orbital Sciences Corporation

2nd

launch this year

Kwajalein Atoll

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

186 d

since the pad's previous launch

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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Interstellar Boundary Explorer

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Pegasus XL

Never Miss a Launch.

Interstellar Boundary Explorer

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Pegasus XL

Never Miss a Launch.