FORMED IN 1982. PRIVATELY OWNED, COMMERCIAL COMPANY, WHICH CONDUCTS ROCKET/SATELLITE AIR LAUNCHED BOOSTER (ALB) FLIGHTS FOR THE SPACE INDUSTRY.
Address:
21700 ATLANTIC BLVD
DULLES, VA 20166-6801, USA
(http://www.orbital.com). (neneski.barron@orbital.com).
JANUARY 2002: 1 L-1011-385-1-15 TRISTAR 100 (RB211-22B), (193E-1067, /74 N140SC "STARGAZER"), OPERATES FOR $85 MILLION PEGASUS ALB/R&D MISSION. ACTS AS PEGASUS XL LAUNCH VEHICLE MOUNTED WITH HIGH-ENERGY SOLAR SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGES (HESSI) SPACECRAFT TO TAKE UNIQUE HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES OF SOLAR FLARES IN X-RAY AND GAMMA-RAY WAVELENGTHS. MOVES FROM PALMDALE TO (NASA) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA.
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