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

11921

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: 100.496 minutes

Inclination: 69.9209 deg

SMA: 7160.198 km

Apoapsis: 825.143 km

Periapsis: 738.983 km

RAAN: 45.5594 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00601661

Argument of periapsis: 87.3661 deg

Mean anomaly: 273.4349 deg

Mean motion: 14.32897868 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000215 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000098067352 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 1:41 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B

TLE line 1: 1 22639U 93026B 25347.57024571 .00000215 00000-0 98067-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 22639 69.9209 45.5594 0060166 87.3661 273.4349 14.32897868 82807

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
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-11-19 07:53:36 0.001089738 73.0 (m) DEBRIS
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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