Pegsat & SECS (USA-55)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

19:10:17

Thursday April 5, 1990

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.

1 Payload

178 kilograms

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.

1 Payload

68 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Pegasus

Active 1990 to 2000

Northrop Grumman logo

Agency

Northrop

Price

$40.00 million

Rocket

Height: 16.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 375 kg

Liftoff Thrust

487 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.15m

Height: 2.13m

Stages

3

Launch Site

NB-52B Carrier

Edwards AFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

75 days 21 hours

Stats

Pegasus


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 1990

1990


30th

Orbital launch attempt