RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
PEGASUS R/B
PEGASUS R/B (NORAD 41892) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 October 2026, after 9 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41892
International designator
2016-078J
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Dec 2016Air launch (Atlantic)
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Oct 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years, 9 months3,586 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
34.9°N to 34.9°SFinal inclination 34.9°
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 34.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 34.9°N and 34.9°S.
Life in orbit
9 years, 9 monthsPEGASUS R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Oct 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2016-078
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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