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Title: Orbital Sciences RAPTOR Launch Vehicle
Post by: Nulka 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.

Title: Re: Orbital Sciences RAPTOR Launch Vehicle
Post by: HMXHMX 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.