Satellites

Payload

PEGSAT

DecayedPayloadLEO

PEGSAT is a United States payload satellite, launched on April 5, 1990 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
April 5, 1990 at 07:10 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Pegasus
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
157 km
Periapsis
148 km
Inclination
94.05°
Orbital period
87.54 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
176.41 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-028A
NORAD catalog №
20546
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.9744 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 14, 1998

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 14, 1998
Time in service
8.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed