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Pegasus meteoroid satellite

Pegasus meteoroid satellite is explored here through 3 archived missions, from Pegasus 1 through Pegasus 3, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.

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People: 0
Vehicles: 3

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Pegasus meteoroid satellite science and payloads

The instruments, experiments, destinations, and scientific purpose connected to each robotic mission.

Uncrewed geophysics and heliophysics observatoryPegasus 1Low Earth orbit attached to a Saturn I second stage

Spacecraft: Pegasus 1 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Saturn I
Science payload: Two 96-foot-span wings carrying 208 pressurized-cell micrometeoroid detector panels and engineering sensors

Open science record →Uncrewed geophysics and heliophysics observatoryPegasus 2Low Earth orbit attached to a Saturn I second stage

Spacecraft: Pegasus 2 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Saturn I
Science payload: Two 96-foot-span wings carrying 208 pressurized-cell micrometeoroid detector panels and engineering sensors

Open science record →Uncrewed geophysics and heliophysics observatoryPegasus 3Low Earth orbit attached to a Saturn I second stage

Spacecraft: Pegasus 3 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Saturn I
Science payload: Two 96-foot-span wings carrying 208 pressurized-cell micrometeoroid detector panels and engineering sensors

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