Posted on July 16, 2015
The Pegasus satellite was named for the winged horse of Greek mythology. Like its namesake, the Pegasus was notable for its “wings”, a pair of 29 meter long, 4.3 meter wide arrays of 104 panels fitted with sensors to detect punctures by micrometeoro...
4- Saturn_SA10_launch
Saturn_SA8_launch
2- The SA-9
8- Pegasus_Deployment_sequence
7- Cutaway views show the interior of the command module (for clarity, the center couch is not shown)
6- Pegasus Deployed
5- Pegasus Stowed
4- Saturn_SA10_launch
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