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Entry no.
2002-0402
PEGASUS DEB
PEGASUS DEB (NORAD 24646) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 September 2002.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
24646
International designator
1996-049G
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Aug 1996Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Sep 2002UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 years, 1 month2,225 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 82.8°
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 82.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
PEGASUS DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Sep 2002
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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