CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0384
PEGASUS R/B
PEGASUS R/B (NORAD 25120) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 December 1998, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25120
International designator
1997-084J
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Dec 1997Air launch (Atlantic)
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Dec 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year370 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
44.9°N to 44.9°SFinal inclination 44.9°
Mass
202 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 yearPEGASUS R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Dec 1998
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-084
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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