In orbitRocket body

PEGASUS R/B

NORAD: 23548
COSPAR: 1995-017D

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Spacecraft

Built by: OSCC/ATKH
Owner: Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler
Platform (bus): Orion 38
Mass at launch: 202 kg
Dry mass: 202 kg
Length: 1.4 m
Diameter: 1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23548, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1995-04-03
Rocket: Pegasus H
Flight: Orbcomm 1/2
Mission name: Orbcomm FM1
Launch site: V, RW30/12
Launched by: Orbital Sciences
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1995-017

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1995-017, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1995-04-03
Period: 99.1 min
Inclination: 69.99°
Apogee: 725 km
Perigee: 706 km
Radar cross-section: 1.482 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 3

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit