Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Pegasus
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1987–
Unit Price (current)
$52.5M↗ 31% inflation · 2017→2025
Original Price
$40.0M (2017)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · COLD WAR
52
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
45
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$52.5M
Original: $40.0M (2017)
Inflation: +%31
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle Typeair-launched rocket
- First Flight1990
- ManufacturerNorthrop Grumman
- Stages3
- StatusOperational
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO450 kg
- Liftoff Thrust500
- Liftoff Mass18.5 t
- Height16.9 m
- Diameter1.28 m
- Success Rate40
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantHTPB / Aluminum
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches45
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Cost per Launch40,000,000 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1987Production started
39
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
174MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES52COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES2365UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS34PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES220PRICE · ALL WEAPONS161PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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