Status
Success
Pegsat & SECS (USA-55)
Launch Time
Thu Apr 05, 1990 19:10 UTC
Thu Apr 05, 1990 19:10 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Pegsat
The Pegsat spacecraft was the first to be launched using the privately-developed winged Pegasus rocket booster released from an aircraft in flight.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 178.0 kg
SECS (USA-55)
SECS (Special Experimental Communication System), also known as TERCEL and GLOMR 2, was a digital store and forward communications spacecraft built by the US Navy for a classified mission.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 68.0 kg
Location
NB-52B Carrier, Edwards AFB, California, USA
Stats
1990
30th orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
1st mission
1st mission of 1990
1st successful mission