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

11534

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.0

Latest

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: 1994-029B

Object number (NORAD): 23106

Object ID (CCSDS): 23106

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.553 minutes

Inclination: 81.957 deg

SMA: 7019.726 km

Apoapsis: 720.802 km

Periapsis: 562.379 km

RAAN: 82.942 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01128412

Argument of periapsis: 358.8935 deg

Mean anomaly: 1.2006 deg

Mean motion: 14.76123009 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001258 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00016127238 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 5:10 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B

TLE line 1: 1 23106U 94029B 25349.71579208 .00001258 00000-0 16127-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 23106 81.9570 82.9420 0112841 358.8935 1.2006 14.76123009688203

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
NOAA 17 DEB SSO 2025-11-10 09:05:03 0.0006020591 162.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-05-13 02:03:10 0.0001323171 227.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-10-22 11:30:45 0.0001703275 238.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-10-10 07:38:40 0.0001488403 347.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

PEGASUS R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus HAPS | Space Test Experiments Platform 2 (STEP-2)’, on board a Pegasus HAPS space rocket.

The launch took place on May 19, 1994, 5:03 p.m. from Edwards Air Force Base.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Pegasus HAPS | Space Test Experiments Platform 2 (STEP-2)
Pegasus HAPS | Space Test Experiments Platform 2 (STEP-2)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 19, 1994, 5:03 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Pegasus HAPS

Launch pad: Edwards Air Force Base

Location: Air launch to orbit

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