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Pegasus ICON Takeoff from VAFB
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Pegasus ICON Takeoff from VAFB

NASA / KSC · 2019-10-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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Northrop Grumman's L-1011 Stargazer is undergoing final preparations prior to its takeoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Oct. 1, 2019. The company's Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), is attached beneath the aircraft. The explorer is targeted to launch on Oct. 9, 2019, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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ICONL-1011Northrop GrummanPegasusVAFB
Credit linePegasus ICON Takeoff from VAFB. NASA/KSC, 2019-10-01. Public domain. ID: VAFB-20191001-PH-RNB01_0006.
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