CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0398
PEGASUS R/B
PEGASUS R/B (NORAD 25014) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 November 1999, after 2 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25014
International designator
1997-063B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
22 Oct 1997Air launch (Atlantic)
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Nov 1999UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 1 month769 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
2 years, 1 monthPEGASUS R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Nov 1999
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-063Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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