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Entry no.
1998-0334
PEGSAT
PEGSAT (NORAD 20546) came down while still attached to its host on 14 November 1998, after 8 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20546
International designator
1990-028A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Apr 1990Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Nov 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 years, 7 months3,145 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
85.9°N to 85.9°SFinal inclination 94.1°
Mass
160 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
GSFC
Bus
Pegsat
Programme
NASA Small
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 94.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.9°N and 85.9°S.
Life in orbit
8 years, 7 monthsPEGSAT’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Nov 1998
1 entryFrom the same launch
1990-028
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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