Key statistics
Satellite REX 2 at a glance.
Uptime
10650
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: 101.037 minutes
Inclination: 90.0197 deg
SMA: 7185.9 km
Apoapsis: 824.684 km
Periapsis: 790.845 km
RAAN: 340.5119 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023545
Argument of periapsis: 42.0692 deg
Mean anomaly: 318.2303 deg
Mean motion: 14.25217151 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000191 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000076424 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 8:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 REX 2
TLE line 1: 1 23814U 96014A 25125.85219651 .00000191 00000-0 76424-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 23814 90.0197 340.5119 0023545 42.0692 318.2303 14.25217151515179
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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