Pegsat - First Pegasus payloadPegsat was designed, built, and tested in slightly more than 6 months to meet the planned launch date for the first launch of the Pegasus vehicle. The primary objective of this multifunction spacecraft was to obtain environmental data from the Pegasus vehicle for use in designing future satellite busses. Taking full advantage of the opportunity, Pegsat also deployed a small Navy experimental satellite, and conducted scientific experiments over northern Canada in support of the upcoming CRRES mission.
Document ID
19910042774
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pincus, Robert (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Pownell, Jack (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Rast, James (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual AIAA/Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites