Pegasus Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Pegasus family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Pegasus made 46 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1990 and 2026. Of those, 42 succeeded and 4 failed. The success rate comes to 91 percent. The busiest year was 1998, with 6 flights. Pegasus has flown 1 time in 2026 so far.
46
Launch attempts
42
Successes
4
Failures
91%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
| Year | Attempts | Successes | Failures | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1997 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1996 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1994 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Variants
Counts for each Pegasus variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
| Variant | Flights | Successes | Failures | First year | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus XL | 30 | 27 | 3 | 1994 | 2026 |
| Pegasus XL/HAPS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 2005 |
| Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1990 | 1994 |
| Pegasus H | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1995 | 2000 |
| Pegasus/HAPS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1994 |
Recent launches
The most recent Pegasus family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 2026-152 | F46 : LINK | Pegasus XL | KMR / RW06/24 | Success |
| Jun 13, 2021 | 2021-051 | F45 /XS053 : Odyssey | Pegasus XL | VSFB / RW30/12 | Success |
| Oct 11, 2019 | 2019-068 | F44 /N51 : ICON | Pegasus XL | CC / RW13 | Success |
| Dec 15, 2016 | 2016-078 | F43 : CYGNSS C, CYGNSS G, CYGNSS F +5 more, CYGNSS H, CYGNSS A, CYGNSS B, CYGNSS D, CYGNSS E | Pegasus XL | CC / RW13 | Success |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 2013-033 | F42 : IRIS | Pegasus XL | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Jun 13, 2012 | 2012-031 | F41 : NuSTAR | Pegasus XL | KMR / RW06/24 | Success |
| Oct 19, 2008 | 2008-051 | F40 : IBEX | Pegasus XL | KMR / RW06/24 | Success |
| Apr 16, 2008 | 2008-017 | F39 : C/NOFS | Pegasus XL | KMR / RW06/24 | Success |
| Apr 25, 2007 | 2007-015 | F38 : AIM | Pegasus XL | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Mar 22, 2006 | 2006-008 | F37 : Space Technology 5 AFT, Space Technology 5 MID, Space Technology 5 FWD | Pegasus XL | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Apr 15, 2005 | 2005-014 | F36 : HAPS 8 | Pegasus XL/HAPS | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Aug 13, 2003 | 2003-036 | F35 : SCISAT-1 | Pegasus XL | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Jun 26, 2003 | 2003-030 | F34 : Orbview-3 | Pegasus XL | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Apr 28, 2003 | 2003-017 | F33 : GALEX | Pegasus XL | CC / RW30/12 | Success |
| Jan 25, 2003 | 2003-004 | F32 : SORCE | Pegasus XL | CC / RW30/12 | Success |
| Feb 5, 2002 | 2002-004 | F31 : HESSI | Pegasus XL | CC / RW30/12 | Success |
| Oct 9, 2000 | 2000-061 | F30/P-35 : HETE 2 | Pegasus H | KMR / RW06/24 | Success |
| Jun 7, 2000 | 2000-030 | F29 : TSX-5 | Pegasus XL | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Dec 4, 1999 | 1999-065 | F28 : Orbcomm FM34, Orbcomm FM35, Orbcomm FM36 +4 more, Orbcomm FM33, Orbcomm FM32, Orbcomm FM31, Orbcomm FM30 | Pegasus XL/HAPS | WIMB / RW22 | Success |
| May 18, 1999 | 1999-026 | F27 : MUBLCOM, TERRIERS | Pegasus XL/HAPS | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Mar 5, 1999 | 1999-011 | F26/M-22 : WIRE | Pegasus XL | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Dec 6, 1998 | 1998-071 | F25 : SWAS | Pegasus XL | V / RW30/12 | Success |
| Oct 23, 1998 | 1998-060 | F24/P-33 : SCD-2 | Pegasus H | CC / RW30/12 | Success |
| Sep 23, 1998 | 1998-053 | F23 : Orbcomm FM28, Orbcomm FM27, Orbcomm FM26 +5 more, Orbcomm FM25, Orbcomm FM24, Orbcomm FM23, Orbcomm FM22, Orbcomm FM21 | Pegasus XL/HAPS | WIMB / RW04/22 | Success |
| Aug 2, 1998 | 1998-046 | F22 : Orbcomm FM13, Orbcomm FM14, Orbcomm FM15 +5 more, Orbcomm FM16, Orbcomm FM20, Orbcomm FM19, Orbcomm FM18, Orbcomm FM17 | Pegasus XL/HAPS | WIMB / RW04/22 | Success |
Showing the latest 25 of 46 launches.