Air-launched Pegasus XL/HAPS mission from Wallops Island that deployed eight Orbcomm store-and-forward communications satellites (FM13-FM20) into low Earth orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Payload to orbit
- 336 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 5 Pegasus XL HAPS flights
- Date and time
- 2 August 1998, 16:24 UTC
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL HAPS
- Builder
- OSC
- Launch site
- Wallops Flight Facility, Air launch to orbit
- Payload
- Unknown
- International designator
- 1998-046
- Launches in 1998
- 47th of 82
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