CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0328
PEGASUS R/B(1)
PEGASUS R/B(1) (NORAD 25483) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 November 1998, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25483
International designator
1998-053J
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Sep 1998Air launch (Atlantic)
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Nov 1998UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Nov 1998
Time in orbit
1 month46 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
44.9°N to 44.9°SFinal inclination 44.9°
Mass
122 kg
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 44.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 44.9°N and 44.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthPEGASUS R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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