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Pegasus XL CYGNSS Mate to L-1011
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Pegasus XL CYGNSS Mate to L-1011

NASA / KSC · 2016-11-28 · photograph (digital archive)

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At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, an Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket is mated to the company's L-1011 carrier aircraft near Vandenberg's runway. On board Pegasus are eight NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, spacecraft. When preparations are competed at Vandenberg, the L-1011/Pegasus XL combination will be flown to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Dec.

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Credit linePegasus XL CYGNSS Mate to L-1011. NASA/KSC, 2016-11-28. Public domain. ID: VAFB-20161128-PH_DNH01_0039.

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