Key statistics
Satellite PEGASUS R/B at a glance.
Uptime
6708
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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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: 2007-015B
Object number (NORAD): 31305
Object ID (CCSDS): 31305
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.599 minutes
Inclination: 97.8857 deg
SMA: 6877.306 km
Apoapsis: 507.236 km
Periapsis: 491.106 km
RAAN: 194.9977 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00117273
Argument of periapsis: 230.9907 deg
Mean anomaly: 129.0284 deg
Mean motion: 15.22212418 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010256 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00044865274 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:17 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B
TLE line 1: 1 31305U 07015B 25247.17894825 .00010256 00000-0 44865-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 31305 97.8857 194.9977 0011727 230.9907 129.0284 15.22212418 5450
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PEGASUS R/B.
Associated space launch
PEGASUS R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL | Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM)’, on board a Pegasus XL space rocket.
The launch took place on April 25, 2007, 8:26 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Pegasus XL | Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 25, 2007, 8:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL
Launch pad: Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location: Air launch to orbit
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Latest news about this satellite
NASA AIM Earth Orbiter Mission Ends Following Battery Issues
After more than 15 years of operation, NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft has ceased operations due to battery issues.
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