REX 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite REX 2 at a glance.

Uptime

10815

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

90.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for REX 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: REX 2

International designator: 1996-014A

Object number (NORAD): 23814

Object ID (CCSDS): 23814

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.033 minutes

Inclination: 90.0183 deg

SMA: 7185.716 km

Apoapsis: 822.465 km

Periapsis: 792.698 km

RAAN: 340.8715 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00207127

Argument of periapsis: 212.1085 deg

Mean anomaly: 147.8848 deg

Mean motion: 14.25271678 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000207 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000082941301 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 1:27 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 REX 2

TLE line 1: 1 23814U 96014A 25290.56110922 .00000207 00000-0 82941-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 23814 90.0183 340.8715 0020713 212.1085 147.8848 14.25271678538639

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite REX 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object REX 2.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-10-17 10:02:46 0.0001021781 473.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-10-16 04:59:02 0.0006098951 168.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-11-21 20:56:29 0.0002161451 332.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-09-15 21:28:52 0.0006355118 838.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-08-11 19:25:32 0.0001298082 903.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

REX 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL | REX II’, on board a Pegasus XL space rocket.

The launch took place on March 9, 1996, 1:33 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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Launch to space Pegasus XL | REX II
Pegasus XL | REX II

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 9, 1996, 1:33 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Pegasus XL

Launch pad: Vandenberg Space Force Base

Location: Air launch to orbit

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