"Up Close with Stargazer L-1011 TriStar: From Engine Start to Spectacular Takeoff"
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Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Stargazer APU Startup
02:12 Walk-around
02:42 Final Preparation Before Push Back
03:03 Puschback
05:42 Stargazer Last L-1011 Airworthy Starting Engines
07:20 Stargazer Taxing out for departure
10:11 The Last Active L-1011 Takeoff on runway 30 at Mojave Airport 🛫
A Unique opportunity to watch this amazing Aircraft up close thanks to everyone involved and Don't forget to Subscribe and check back for more Epic Videos 😎.
Stargazer is a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar built in 1974, that was modified in 1994 for use by Orbital Sciences (now part of Northrop Grumman) as a mother ship launch pad for the Pegasus launch vehicle. As of October 2022, 45 rockets (containing nearly 100 satellites) have been launched from it, using the Pegasus-H and Pegasus-XL configurations.As of 2023, Stargazer is the only L-1011 airframe still airworthy.
The first Pegasus launch to use Stargazer was conducted on 27 June 1994 as the maiden flight of the Pegasus-XL. Previous launches used the NASA-operated Boeing NB-52B Balls 8, which was also used for four subsequent launches, as the original Pegasus could not be launched from Stargazer due to clearance issues. A modified version, the Pegasus-H, was introduced to rectify this.
Stargazer was also used for captive tests and transportation of the X-34 hypersonic research aircraft; however, drop tests used Balls 8. Orbital Sciences also offer the aircraft for research flights.] It is capable of carrying a 23,000 kilograms (51,000 lb) payload to an altitude of 12,800 metres (42,000 ft).
Pegasus launches using Stargazer are usually conducted from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Launches have also been conducted from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the NASA Kennedy Space Center, the NASA Wallops Flight Facility and from launch sites outside the US: Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands and Gando Airport in Spain.
In 2010, Stargazer was reengined with 50,000 lbf (220 kN)-thrust Rolls-Royce RB211-524B4 turbofans to replace its original 42,000 lbf (190 kN)-thrust RB211-22Bs.
2015, Stargazer was repainted to reflect Orbital Sciences' merger with Alliant Techsystems.
On 15 December 2016, Stargazer successfully launched CYGNSS on behalf of NASA on its second attempt. The first attempt on 12 December was scrubbed due to issues with the hydraulic system responsible for separating the Pegasus rocket from the launch aircraft.[9]
Stargazer appeared in Northrop Grumman livery in 2018 following the acquisition of Orbital ATK.] Stargazer launched the Ionospheric Connection Explorer on 11 October 2019. The launch was originally scheduled for June 2017 but was scrubbed when an anomalous piece of vehicle data was observed during a ferry flight. The data was related to the rudder position of the Pegasus XL rocket and was observed during a routine in-flight vehicle health check.The launch was delayed multiple times from 2017 to 2019, finally occurring October 11, 2019.
As for the future of the last airworthy TriStar? Well, its 50th birthday is coming up in 2024.
Video location Mojave Airport 🛫 KMHV
more info on the Northrop Grumman L-1011
https://news.northropgrumman.com/news...
Camara Sony Ax-53 4K
Editing software Adobe Premier Pro
mic 🎤 Sony ECM-B10
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Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Stargazer APU Startup
02:12 Walk-around
02:42 Final Preparation Before Push Back
03:03 Puschback
05:42 Stargazer Last L-1011 Airworthy Starting Engines
07:20 Stargazer Taxing out for departure
10:11 The Last Active L-1011 Takeoff on runway 30 at Mojave Airport 🛫
A Unique opportunity to watch this amazing Aircraft up close thanks to everyone involved and Don't forget to Subscribe and check back for more Epic Videos 😎.
Stargazer is a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar built in 1974, that was modified in 1994 for use by Orbital Sciences (now part of Northrop Grumman) as a mother ship launch pad for the Pegasus launch vehicle. As of October 2022, 45 rockets (containing nearly 100 satellites) have been launched from it, using the Pegasus-H and Pegasus-XL configurations.As of 2023, Stargazer is the only L-1011 airframe still airworthy.
The first Pegasus launch to use Stargazer was conducted on 27 June 1994 as the maiden flight of the Pegasus-XL. Previous launches used the NASA-operated Boeing NB-52B Balls 8, which was also used for four subsequent launches, as the original Pegasus could not be launched from Stargazer due to clearance issues. A modified version, the Pegasus-H, was introduced to rectify this.
Stargazer was also used for captive tests and transportation of the X-34 hypersonic research aircraft; however, drop tests used Balls 8. Orbital Sciences also offer the aircraft for research flights.] It is capable of carrying a 23,000 kilograms (51,000 lb) payload to an altitude of 12,800 metres (42,000 ft).
Pegasus launches using Stargazer are usually conducted from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Launches have also been conducted from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the NASA Kennedy Space Center, the NASA Wallops Flight Facility and from launch sites outside the US: Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands and Gando Airport in Spain.
In 2010, Stargazer was reengined with 50,000 lbf (220 kN)-thrust Rolls-Royce RB211-524B4 turbofans to replace its original 42,000 lbf (190 kN)-thrust RB211-22Bs.
2015, Stargazer was repainted to reflect Orbital Sciences' merger with Alliant Techsystems.
On 15 December 2016, Stargazer successfully launched CYGNSS on behalf of NASA on its second attempt. The first attempt on 12 December was scrubbed due to issues with the hydraulic system responsible for separating the Pegasus rocket from the launch aircraft.[9]
Stargazer appeared in Northrop Grumman livery in 2018 following the acquisition of Orbital ATK.] Stargazer launched the Ionospheric Connection Explorer on 11 October 2019. The launch was originally scheduled for June 2017 but was scrubbed when an anomalous piece of vehicle data was observed during a ferry flight. The data was related to the rudder position of the Pegasus XL rocket and was observed during a routine in-flight vehicle health check.The launch was delayed multiple times from 2017 to 2019, finally occurring October 11, 2019.
As for the future of the last airworthy TriStar? Well, its 50th birthday is coming up in 2024.
Video location Mojave Airport 🛫 KMHV
more info on the Northrop Grumman L-1011
https://news.northropgrumman.com/news...
Camara Sony Ax-53 4K
Editing software Adobe Premier Pro
mic 🎤 Sony ECM-B10
social media
Instagram: epicaviation47_
#aviationlovers
#awesome
#epic
#L1011
#n140sc
Copyright ©️ Epicaviation47
thanks for watching and supporting my channel.
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