Satellites

Payload

PEGASUS 3

DecayedPayloadLEO

PEGASUS 3 is a United States payload satellite, launched on July 30, 1965 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 30, 1965 at 01:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Saturn I
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Pegasus 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
179 km
Periapsis
179 km
Inclination
28.9°
Orbital period
88.07 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
10,323 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-060A
NORAD catalog №
1467
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 4, 1969

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 4, 1969
Time in service
4.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed