Air-launched from an L-1011 aircraft over Wallops Island carrying eight Orbcomm satellites (FM21-FM28), deployed into different orbital planes using the Hybrid Apogee Propulsion System to expand the commercial two-way messaging constellation.
- Outcome
- Success
- Payload to orbit
- 336 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 5 Pegasus XL HAPS flights
- Date and time
- 23 September 1998, 05:06 UTC
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL HAPS
- Builder
- OSC
- Launch site
- Wallops Flight Facility, Air launch to orbit
- Payload
- Unknown
- International designator
- 1998-053
- Launches in 1998
- 58th of 82
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