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Entry no.
1979-0519
PEGASUS 2
PEGASUS 2 (NORAD 1381) came down while still attached to its host on 3 November 1979, after 14 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
1381
International designator
1965-039A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 May 1965Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Nov 1979Recorded time 21:20 UTC
Time in orbit
14 years, 5 months5,275 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
31.7°N to 31.7°SFinal inclination 31.7°
Mass
1,400 kg
Operator
NASA MSFC
Built by
Fairchild-Hiller
Bus
Pegasus
Programme
Pegasus
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 31.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 31.7°N and 31.7°S.
Life in orbit
14 years, 5 monthsPEGASUS 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1965-039
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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