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Entry no.
1998-0256
PEGASUS DEB
PEGASUS DEB (NORAD 23970) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 September 1998.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
23970
International designator
1994-029Q
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
19 May 1994Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Sep 1998UTC calendar day
Time since launch
4 years, 3 months1,570 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 82.9°
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 82.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.
Life in orbit
PEGASUS DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Sep 1998
3 entriesPart of a fragment group
697 on record
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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