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

11863

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

69.9

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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: 1993-026B

Object number (NORAD): 22639

Object ID (CCSDS): 22639

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.499 minutes

Inclination: 69.9194 deg

SMA: 7160.346 km

Apoapsis: 827.218 km

Periapsis: 737.204 km

RAAN: 181.2101 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00628554

Argument of periapsis: 171.6542 deg

Mean anomaly: 188.5644 deg

Mean motion: 14.32853383 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000202 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000093560477 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 6:23 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:14 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B

TLE line 1: 1 22639U 93026B 25288.09349662 .00000202 00000-0 93560-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 22639 69.9194 181.2101 0062855 171.6542 188.5644 14.32853383 74285

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 2025-03-27 17:58:47 0.0003033001 673.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 17 DEB SSO 2024-09-13 11:15:57 0.000278314 186.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-06-28 06:47:35 0.0001521674 710.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

PEGASUS R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus | Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (ALEXIS)’, on board a Pegasus space rocket.

The launch took place on April 25, 1993, 1:56 p.m. from Edwards Air Force Base.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Pegasus | Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (ALEXIS)
Pegasus | Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (ALEXIS)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 25, 1993, 1:56 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Pegasus

Launch pad: Edwards Air Force Base

Location: Air launch to orbit

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