A L-1011 Stargazer aircraft carrying the Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket underneath takes off June 27, 2013 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. The Pegasus XL rocket launched from the aircraft on a mission to observe the sun.

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A L-1011 Stargazer aircraft carrying the Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket underneath takes off June 27, 2013 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. The Pegasus XL rocket launched from the aircraft on a mission to observe the sun.

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Size: 5150px × 3427px
Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Photo credit: © US Air Force Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -1011, aircraft, airplane, america, california, day, horizontal, iris, launch, mission, outdoors, rocket, satellite, space, spaceship, stargazer, usa, vandenberg