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Pegasus 3
American satellite. Pegasus 3 was launched on July 30, 1965 aboard a Saturn I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 4, 1969).
COSPAR 1965-060ANORAD 1467United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Pegasus 3
- International designator
- 1965-060A
- NORAD catalog number
- 1467
- GCAT identifier
- S01467
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.112
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Pegasus
- Owner
- NASA MSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Fairchild Hiller Space Systems Division
- Platform (bus)
- Pegasus
Launch
- Date
- July 30, 1965 · 13:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-060Success
- Rocket
- Saturn I
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC37B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 516 km
- Apogee
- 536 km
- Inclination
- 28.87°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- August 4, 1969
- Last known active
- Aug 29, 1968
- End of operations
- Aug 29, 1968
Size
- Mass
- 1,400 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,400 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 10.3 t
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 29.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7160560 (CC0).