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Entry no.
1996-0079

PEGASUS DEB

PEGASUS DEB (NORAD 23957) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 July 1996.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23957
International designator
1994-029E
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
19 May 1994Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jul 1996UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years, 2 months794 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 21 Jul 1996

1 entry
1996-0078WESTFORD NEEDLES

Part of a fragment group

697 on record
697One of 697 fragments of Pegasus on record →
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