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Pegasus XL CYGNSS Second Launch Attempt
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An Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft descends toward the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The aircraft carried a Pegasus XL Rocket with eight NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, for launch. With the aircraft flying off shore, the Pegasus rocket was released. Five seconds later, the solid propellant engine ignited and boosted the eight hurricane observatories to orbit.
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Credit linePegasus XL CYGNSS Second Launch Attempt. NASA/KSC, 2016-12-15. Public domain. ID: KSC-20161215-PH_SWW01_0080.
