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Pegsat
Former NASA research satellite. Pegsat was launched on April 5, 1990 aboard a Pegasus from Edwards AFB. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Nov 14, 1998).
COSPAR 1990-028ANORAD 20546United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Pegsat
- International designator
- 1990-028A
- NORAD catalog number
- 20546
- GCAT identifier
- S20546
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/250
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- NASA Small
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Platform (bus)
- Pegsat
Launch
- Date
- April 5, 1990 · 19:10 UTC
- Launch record
- 1990-028Success
- Rocket
- Pegasus
- Spaceport
- Edwards AFB · pad RW04/22
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 460 km
- Apogee
- 675 km
- Inclination
- 94.12°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- November 14, 1998
- Last known active
- January 1991
- End of operations
- January 1991
Size
- Mass
- 160 kg
- Dry mass
- 160 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 406 kg
- Length
- 0.8 m
- Diameter
- 1.10 m
- Span
- 1.1 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6070828 (CC0).