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To: Clean who wrote (4361)8/27/1998 9:33:00 AM
From: dwight martin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10852
 
Pegasus launches about 1100 lbs to LEO (400-800 miles), and is far punier than what is needed to launch 3 tons or so to the so-called transfer orbit (elliptical orbit with apogee about 23.5 thousand miles, which is then circularized by the satellite's own engine.