Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE)

Air-launched from an L-1011 carrier off Cape Canaveral, deploying NASA's SORCE (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment) satellite to measure incoming solar energy and its effect on Earth's atmosphere and climate.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

290 kg

Flight

17th

of 31 Pegasus XL flights

Date and time

25 January 2003, 20:13 UTC

Rocket

Pegasus XL

Builder

OSC

Launch site

Cape Canaveral, Air launch to orbit

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2003-004

Launches in 2003

4th of 63

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