L-1011 Aircraft Takes Off, Pegasus/NuSTAR Ready for Launch
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:01:41 AM MDT

The Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft carrying the Pegasus XL rocket has taken off from the runway at Kwajalein Atoll. Launch is set for noon EDT. The drop location for the Pegasus is 117 nautical miles south of Kwajalein, at an altitude of 39,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean. This location is 6.75 degrees above the equator. The NuSTAR spacecraft separation occurs 13 minutes, 14 seconds after deployment from the L-1011.

Weather is 100 percent “go” for launch.

Follow live coverage on www.nasa.gov/ntv and on the NASA launch blog at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/nustar/launch/launch_blog.html