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KSC-02PD-0118
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Vandenberg Afb, Calif. — The Orbital Stargazer L-1011 aircraft takes off from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., with the HESSI spacecraft tucked inside a Pegasus XL rocket that is attached to the under belly of the L-1011. Launch of HESSI in mid-air over the Atlantic Ocean is scheduled for 3:26 p.m. EST Feb. 5, 2002.The HESSI spacecraft will be carried approximately 113 nautical miles east-southeast of Cape Canaveral to an altitude of about 39,000 feet for release.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-02PD-0118. NASA/KSC, 2002-02-01. Public domain. ID: 02pd0118.
