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Entry no.
1997-0021
PEGASUS DEB
PEGASUS DEB (NORAD 24021) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 January 1997.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
24021
International designator
1994-029BS
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
19 May 1994Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jan 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years, 7 months972 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 82.2°
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 82.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.
Life in orbit
PEGASUS DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Jan 1997
2 entriesPart of a fragment group
697 on record
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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