Key statistics
Satellite PEGASUS R/B at a glance.
Uptime
6808
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: 94.442 minutes
Inclination: 97.904 deg
SMA: 6869.675 km
Apoapsis: 498.919 km
Periapsis: 484.162 km
RAAN: 299.2462 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00107401
Argument of periapsis: 251.2789 deg
Mean anomaly: 108.7282 deg
Mean motion: 15.24749267 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00014287 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00057853596 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:04 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS R/B
TLE line 1: 1 31305U 07015B 25346.29485715 .00014287 00000-0 57854-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 31305 97.9040 299.2462 0010740 251.2789 108.7282 15.24749267 20549
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.
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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