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Entry no.
1997-0295
PEGASUS DEB
PEGASUS DEB (NORAD 24492) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 October 1997.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
24492
International designator
1994-029UR
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
19 May 1994Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Oct 1997UTC calendar day
Time since launch
3 years, 4 months1,245 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 allowedExact 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
PEGASUS DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Oct 1997
1 entryPart of a fragment group
697 on record
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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