# Pegasus II

> air-launched orbital rocket

**Wikidata**: [Q17074465](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17074465)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_II_(rocket))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pegasus-ii

## Summary
Pegasus II is an air-launched orbital rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It is categorized as a launch vehicle designed to carry payloads into outer space.

## Key Facts
- Pegasus II is an air-launched orbital rocket.  
- Developer: Orbital Sciences Corporation.  
- Classified as a launch vehicle (subclass_of: launch vehicle).  
- Wikidata description: "air-launched orbital rocket."  
- Alias (Japanese): ペガサス II (ロケット).  
- Freebase identifier: /m/0vpwz5q.  
- Wikipedia title: Pegasus II (rocket).  
- Wikipedia language coverage in the provided data: English and French.  
- Wikidata sitelink_count for this item: 2.  
- Parent class (launch vehicle) sitelink_count noted as 63.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Pegasus II?
A: Pegasus II is an air-launched orbital rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and classified as a launch vehicle used to carry payload into outer space.

### Q: Who developed Pegasus II?
A: Pegasus II was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation.

### Q: Where can I find more information about Pegasus II?
A: The provided data associates Pegasus II with a Wikipedia page titled "Pegasus II (rocket)" available in English and French, and with the Freebase identifier /m/0vpwz5q.

## Why It Matters
Pegasus II matters insofar as it is an identified member of the launch vehicle category: the class of rockets designed to transport payloads to outer space. As an air-launched orbital rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, it represents a specific approach within launch vehicle technology. The entity is recorded in public knowledge bases (Wikipedia entries in English and French, and a Freebase identifier), which enables further documentation, cross-referencing, and discovery by researchers, historians, or engineers tracing the development and variants of launch systems. Its Japanese alias (ペガサス II (ロケット)) indicates international recognition in multilingual sources. Even when detailed technical specifications or operational history are not present in the provided material, the recorded developer, classification, and identifiers make Pegasus II a traceable element in catalogs of orbital launch vehicles and related aerospace literature.

## Notable For
- Being an air-launched orbital rocket (as stated in its Wikidata description).  
- Development attribution to Orbital Sciences Corporation.  
- Presence in public knowledge bases: Wikipedia (English and French) and Freebase (/m/0vpwz5q).  
- Having a Japanese-language alias: ペガサス II (ロケット).  
- Explicit classification as a launch vehicle (subclass_of: launch vehicle).

## Body
### Identity and Classification
- Entity name: Pegasus II.  
- Wikidata description: air-launched orbital rocket.  
- Subclass: launch vehicle (rocket used to carry payload into outer space).  
- Parent/part of: launch vehicle [class].

### Development
- Developer listed: Orbital Sciences Corporation.

### Aliases and Identifiers
- Alias (Japanese): ペガサス II (ロケット).  
- Freebase ID: /m/0vpwz5q.  
- Wikipedia title: Pegasus II (rocket).  
- Wikipedia languages indicated: English, French.

### Metadata and Links
- Wikidata sitelink_count for Pegasus II: 2.  
- The broader launch vehicle class has a sitelink_count noted as 63.

### Notes
- The provided source material contains classification, developer, aliases, and knowledge-base identifiers.  
- No additional technical specifications, dates, operational status, payload capacities, dimensions, or version history were included in the provided material.