
Air-launched from Orbital Sciences' L-1011 over Kwajalein, the Pegasus H boosted NASA's HETE-2 gamma-ray burst observatory, rebuilt from spare parts after the original HETE was lost on a 1996 Pegasus failure.
- Outcome
- Success
- Payload to orbit
- 124 kg
- Flight
- 4th
- of 4 Pegasus Hybrid flights
- Date and time
- 9 October 2000, 05:38 UTC
- Rocket
- Pegasus Hybrid
- Builder
- OSC
- Launch site
- Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit
- Payload
- Unknown
- International designator
- 2000-061
- Launches in 2000
- 63rd of 85
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