REX

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite REX at a glance.

Uptime

12586

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

89.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for REX.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: REX

International designator: 1991-045A

Object number (NORAD): 21527

Object ID (CCSDS): 21527

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.156 minutes

Inclination: 89.5299 deg

SMA: 7191.55 km

Apoapsis: 861.244 km

Periapsis: 765.586 km

RAAN: 270.2246 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0066507

Argument of periapsis: 235.356 deg

Mean anomaly: 124.1352 deg

Mean motion: 14.23537903 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000229 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00009331676 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 REX

TLE line 1: 1 21527U 91045A 25346.25374111 .00000229 00000-0 93317-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 21527 89.5299 270.2246 0066507 235.3560 124.1352 14.23537903788505

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite REX.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object REX.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-10-20 10:36:52 0.0001234869 292.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2491 DEB * LEO 2025-09-13 08:59:43 0.0001033509 965.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-08-09 06:09:54 0.0008315842 155.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-02-23 18:53:04 0.000211061 530.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-12-30 15:32:38 0.0001529285 959.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

REX (Radiation Experiment) or ISES (Integrated Space Experiment System) was an Air Force Rome Laboratory ionospheric research satellite which tested the effects of the atmosphere on radio transmissions, and employed GPS for on-board navigation and attitude control.

REX was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout G-1 | REX’, on board a Scout G-1 space rocket.

The launch took place on June 29, 1991, 2 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.

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Launch to space Scout G-1 | REX
Scout G-1 | REX

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 29, 1991, 2 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Scout G-1

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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