Key statistics
Satellite PEGASUS R/B(2) at a glance.
Uptime
9725
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
44.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for PEGASUS R/B(2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PEGASUS R/B(2)
International designator: 1998-053K
Object number (NORAD): 25484
Object ID (CCSDS): 25484
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.779 minutes
Inclination: 44.5315 deg
SMA: 7126.134 km
Apoapsis: 793.122 km
Periapsis: 702.876 km
RAAN: 339.794 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0063321
Argument of periapsis: 188.9468 deg
Mean anomaly: 303.0959 deg
Mean motion: 14.43184233 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000293 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012565 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 9:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B(2)
TLE line 1: 1 25484U 98053K 25128.89112281 .00000293 00000-0 12565-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 25484 44.5315 339.7940 0063321 188.9468 303.0959 14.43184233402166
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PEGASUS R/B(2).
Associated space launch
PEGASUS R/B(2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-C1 - C8’, on board a Pegasus XL HAPS space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 23, 1998, 5:06 a.m. from Wallops Flight Facility.
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Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-C1 - C8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 23, 1998, 5:06 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL HAPS
Launch pad: Wallops Flight Facility
Location: Air launch to orbit
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