PEGASUS R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite PEGASUS R/B at a glance.

Uptime

11995

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

25.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for PEGASUS R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: PEGASUS R/B

International designator: 1993-009C

Object number (NORAD): 22491

Object ID (CCSDS): 22491

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.791 minutes

Inclination: 24.9759 deg

SMA: 7079.019 km

Apoapsis: 732.093 km

Periapsis: 669.676 km

RAAN: 186.1763 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0044086

Argument of periapsis: 251.0417 deg

Mean anomaly: 108.5312 deg

Mean motion: 14.5761596 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000151 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00027754037 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, 5:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B

TLE line 1: 1 22491U 93009C 25346.23979944 .00001510 00000-0 27754-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 22491 24.9759 186.1763 0044086 251.0417 108.5312 14.57615960742322

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite PEGASUS R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object PEGASUS R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-08-14 15:58:35 0.0004946642 934.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-2C DEB SSO 2024-07-08 05:12:22 0.000307154 538.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

PEGASUS R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus | Satélite de Coleta de Dados-1 (SCD-1)’, on board a Pegasus space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 9, 1993, 2:30 p.m. from Cape Canaveral.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Pegasus | Satélite de Coleta de Dados-1 (SCD-1)
Pegasus | Satélite de Coleta de Dados-1 (SCD-1)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 9, 1993, 2:30 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Pegasus

Launch pad: Cape Canaveral

Location: Air launch to orbit

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