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Launch Details
Launched 28 August 1997
Flight ended
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Western Range Airspace
Owner United States
NORAD ID 24920
COSPAR ID 1997-047A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 69.953°
Eccentricity 0.00199
RA ascending node 7.751 hr
Argument perigee 50.091°
Mean anomaly 310.195°
Orbital period 100.860 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Jun 2025, 02:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 792.2 km
Mean Altitude 806.5 km
Peak Altitude 820.8 km

Orbital History

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PEGASUS R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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