In orbitDebris

PEGASUS DEB

NORAD: 24581
COSPAR: 1994-029YH

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Spacecraft

Owner: Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S24581, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1994-05-19
Rocket: Pegasus/HAPS
Flight: STEP 2
Mission name: STEP 2
Launch site: EAFB, RW04/22
Launched by: Orbital Sciences
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1994-029

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1994-029, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1994-05-19
Period: 107.4 min
Inclination: 81.54°
Apogee: 1,651 km
Perigee: 561 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0483 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: PEGASUS R/B (NORAD 23106)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris753 in total, 56 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit