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Entry no.
2002-0196
SAC-B/HETE/PEGASUS
SAC-B/HETE/PEGASUS (NORAD 24645) came down while still attached to its host on 7 April 2002, after 5 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24645
International designator
1996-061A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Nov 1996Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Apr 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 5 months1,980 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
37.9°N to 37.9°SFinal inclination 37.9°
Mass
114 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
AeroAstro
Bus
HETE
Programme
UNEX
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 37.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.9°N and 37.9°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 5 monthsSAC-B/HETE/PEGASUS’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Apr 2002
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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