Pegasus XL | Space Test Experiments Platform 1 (STEP-1)

Pegasus XL | Space Test Experiments Platform 1 (STEP-1) lifted off aboard a Pegasus XL from Air launch to orbit, carrying its payload to the designated orbit.

Launch time
Status
FAILED
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mission type
Orbital
Rocket
Pegasus XL
Launch site
Air launch to orbit
Launch pad
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Payload
—
Target orbit
Unknown
Pegasus XL | Space Test Experiments Platform 1 (STEP-1) cover image

Mission timeline

  1. 1994-06-27T21:15:00.000Z
    Liftoff
    Pegasus XL clears the pad at Air launch to orbit and begins its ascent.
  2. Max-Q
    Pegasus XL pushes through the region of maximum dynamic pressure.
  3. Mission failure
    The mission fails to reach its objectives.

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