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

8266

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

29.0

Latest

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: 2003-017B

Object number (NORAD): 27784

Object ID (CCSDS): 27784

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.307 minutes

Inclination: 29.0014 deg

SMA: 7055.876 km

Apoapsis: 681.254 km

Periapsis: 674.228 km

RAAN: 195.4107 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00049782

Argument of periapsis: 15.6204 deg

Mean anomaly: 344.4537 deg

Mean motion: 14.64793337 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000872 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014049013 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:24 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B

TLE line 1: 1 27784U 03017B 25347.64233510 .00000872 00000-0 14049-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 27784 29.0014 195.4107 0004978 15.6204 344.4537 14.64793337209951

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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-10-02 07:16:53 0.0001308706 195.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-24 08:16:37 0.001505614 95.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2024-06-24 11:20:14 0.0001027422 318.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

PEGASUS R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL | Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)’, on board a Pegasus XL space rocket.

The launch took place on April 28, 2003, 11:59 a.m. from Cape Canaveral.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Pegasus XL | Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Pegasus XL | Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 28, 2003, 11:59 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Pegasus XL

Launch pad: Cape Canaveral

Location: Air launch to orbit

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