Author Topic: Orbital Sciences RAPTOR Launch Vehicle  (Read 4113 times)

Offline Nulka

  • Member
  • Posts: 1
  • Liked: 0
  • Likes Given: 0
Orbital Sciences RAPTOR Launch Vehicle
« on: 09/11/2009 02:42 am »
Are there any public sources of information about which describe the Orbital Sciences RAPTOR LV (Wingless Pegasus?)? Specifically interested in orbital performance and types of launch aircraft under consideration etc.

Offline HMXHMX

  • Full Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1709
  • Liked: 2213
  • Likes Given: 662
Re: Orbital Sciences RAPTOR Launch Vehicle
« Reply #1 on: 09/11/2009 02:53 am »
I don't know of any.  I saw a drawing of it a few years ago.  As you say it is a wingless Pegasus, using a pallet air-drop technique, similar to LRALT.  The aircraft of choice would be the C-17, since the C-5 is no longer air-drop qualified.

Tags:
 

Advertisement NovaTech
Advertisement Northrop Grumman
Advertisement
Advertisement Margaritaville Beach Resort South Padre Island
Advertisement Brady Kenniston
Advertisement NextSpaceflight
Advertisement Nathan Barker Photography
1