Key statistics
Satellite REX 2 at a glance.
Uptime
10872
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: 101.032 minutes
Inclination: 90.0122 deg
SMA: 7185.63 km
Apoapsis: 824.337 km
Periapsis: 790.654 km
RAAN: 340.9522 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023438
Argument of periapsis: 40.2446 deg
Mean anomaly: 320.0477 deg
Mean motion: 14.25297306 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000278 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011316 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 12:34 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 REX 2
TLE line 1: 1 23814U 96014A 25346.02417610 .00000278 00000-0 11316-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 23814 90.0122 340.9522 0023438 40.2446 320.0477 14.25297306546534
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.
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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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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