Orbital Sciences CorporationPegasus HAPSEdwards Air Force Base, Air launch to orbit
Pegasus HAPS | Space Test Experiments Platform 2 (STEP-2)
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Orbital Sciences Corporation's 6th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 3,898th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 19, 17:03 – May 19, 17:03 UTC
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STEP-2
STEP-2 (Space Test Experiments Platform 2) was a US Air Force Space Test Program satellite carrying the SIDEX signal-identification experiment. The Pegasus HAPS stage left it in a lower, elliptical orbit than the planned 830 km circular one, but it still returned useful data.
Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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