Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events (FORTE)

Space Launch Complex 10E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Space Launch Complex 10E has witnessed the launch of 1 rockets, including 1 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 749 rocket launches.

Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL

The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilograms (977 lb) into low Earth orbit, the vehicle consists of three solid propellant stages and an optional monopropellant fourth stage. Pegasus is released from its carrier aircraft at approximately 40,000 ft (12,000 m), and its first stage has a wing and a tail to provide lift and attitude control while in the atmosphere.