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

10116

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.0

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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: 1997-047B

Object number (NORAD): 24921

Object ID (CCSDS): 24921

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.953 minutes

Inclination: 69.9716 deg

SMA: 7181.917 km

Apoapsis: 816.778 km

Periapsis: 790.786 km

RAAN: 239.8851 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0018096

Argument of periapsis: 85.921 deg

Mean anomaly: 22.1735 deg

Mean motion: 14.26402847 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000013 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000077587 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 9, 2025, 5:30 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B

TLE line 1: 1 24921U 97047B 25129.72980257 .00000130 00000-0 77587-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 24921 69.9716 239.8851 0018096 85.9210 22.1735 14.26402847440740

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 2024-10-18 04:25:53 0.0003077679 163.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-08-02 14:06:01 0.0001431379 571.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

PEGASUS R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL | Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events (FORTE)’, on board a Pegasus XL space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 29, 1997, 3:02 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 10E.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Pegasus XL | Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events (FORTE)
Pegasus XL | Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events (FORTE)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 29, 1997, 3:02 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Pegasus XL

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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