Key statistics
Satellite PEGASUS DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11478
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
81.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for PEGASUS DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: PEGASUS DEB
International designator: 1994-029AGJ
Object number (NORAD): 40242
Object ID (CCSDS): 40242
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.676 minutes
Inclination: 81.8799 deg
SMA: 7168.773 km
Apoapsis: 1026.295 km
Periapsis: 554.98 km
RAAN: 176.1999 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03287276
Argument of periapsis: 238.804 deg
Mean anomaly: 118.0542 deg
Mean motion: 14.3032772 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00008147 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001730819 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 14, 2025, 10:40 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PEGASUS DEB
TLE line 1: 1 40242U 94029AGJ 25287.44457302 .00008147 00000-0 17308-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 40242 81.8799 176.1999 0328728 238.8040 118.0542 14.30327720567393
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PEGASUS DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object PEGASUS DEB.
Associated space launch
PEGASUS DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus HAPS | Space Test Experiments Platform 2 (STEP-2)’, on board a Pegasus HAPS space rocket.
The launch took place on May 19, 1994, 5:03 p.m. from Edwards Air Force Base.
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Pegasus HAPS | Space Test Experiments Platform 2 (STEP-2)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 19, 1994, 5:03 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus HAPS
Launch pad: Edwards Air Force Base
Location: Air launch to orbit
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