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Model: Pegasus VTOVL. Gross Mass: 1,250,000 kg (2,750,000 lb). Empty Mass: 148,000 kg (326,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 23,947.000 kN (5,383,499 lbf). Isp: 459 sec. Burn time: 360 sec. Propellants: Lox/LH2. Isp(sl): 359 sec. Diameter: 10.00 m (32.00 ft). Span: 15.24 m (49.99 ft). Length: 34.76 m (114.04 ft). Country: USA. No Engines: 1. Motor: Plug-Nozzle Pegasus. Status: Study 1966. Cost $ : 30.000 million. First Flight: 1985.

Empty mass includes 29,600 kg of propellants used for re-entry cooling of plug nozzle and rocket soft landing at landing field.



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