Bild:Pegasus satellite.jpg

Orginal NASA relase to the picture:

Name of Image: Pegasus
MIX #: 9801797
NIX #: MSFC-9801797
Date of Image: 2004-04-15
Category: Saturn Apollo Program

Full Description: This image is an artist's conception of the Pegasus, meteoroid detection satellite, in orbit with meteoroid detector extended. The satellite, a payload for Saturn I SA-8, SA-9, and SA-10 missions, was used to obtain data on frequency and penetration of the potentially hazardous micrometeoroids in low Earth orbits and to relay the information back to Earth.

Source: http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/MSFC-9801797.html

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