Stargazer (aircraft)
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Stargazer is a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar built in 1974, that was modified in 1994 for use by Orbital Sciences (now part of Northrop Grumman) as a mother ship launch pad for the Pegasus launch vehicle. As of October 2022[update], 45 rockets (containing nearly 100 satellites) have been launched from it, using the Pegasus-H and Pegasus-XL configurations.[1][2] As of 2019, Stargazer is the only L-1011 airframe still airworthy.[3]
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Stargazer in Orbital ATK livery, flying over the Atlantic Ocean carrying a Pegasus XL rocket | |
Type | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
Construction number | 1 |
Registration | N140SC |
First flight | November 16, 1970 |
Owners and operators | Orbital Sciences Orbital ATK Northrop Grumman |
In service | 1976-Present |
Status | Active |
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