PEGASUS DEB, 24973

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PEGASUS DEB, 24973 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 19 May 1994 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

24973, 1994-029ACF

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Northrop Grumman (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1994-05-19 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 PEGASUS DEB
1 24973U 94029ACF 26119.38306904  .00002567  00000-0  53356-3 0  9996
2 24973  82.0118  90.6463 0293400 295.4623 218.4134 14.36197758541839

Epoch: 2026-04-29T09:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T09:11:37.165Z)

Latitude

27.89785°

Longitude

-88.84191°

Altitude

941.234 km

Speed

7.297 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 45m 37s

True Declination

27° 45' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:30:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

977.862 km

Perigee altitude

558.515 km

Semi-major axis

7,146.326 km

Eccentricity

0.02934

Inclination

82.0118°

RAAN

90.6463°

Arg. of periapsis

295.4623°

True anomaly

216.38325°

Mean anomaly

218.4134°

Eccentric anomaly

217.39254°

Mean motion

3.59268 °/min

Orbital period

100.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00053356

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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1994 (1994-05-19 UTC)

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PEGASUS DEB, 24002 (Decayed)

PEGASUS DEB, 24487 (Decayed)

PEGASUS DEB, 24247 (Decayed)

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PEGASUS DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2026-04-30 08:27:45.372Z	29.914° NE	2026-04-30 08:30:45.372Z	60.795° ENE	17.454°	2026-04-30 08:34:45.372Z	104.502° ESE
11 mins	2026-04-30 10:07:45.372Z	345.773° N	2026-04-30 10:12:45.372Z	283.09° WNW	43.045°	2026-04-30 10:18:45.372Z	183.392° SSW
4 mins	2026-04-30 21:24:45.372Z	101.461° ESE	2026-04-30 21:26:45.372Z	76.403° E	15.271°	2026-04-30 21:28:45.372Z	53.876° ENE
9 mins	2026-04-30 23:02:45.372Z	203.378° SW	2026-04-30 23:06:45.372Z	284.247° WNW	41.557°	2026-04-30 23:11:45.372Z	0.461° NNE

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PEGASUS DEB, 24973

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T09:11:37.165Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1994 (1994-05-19 UTC)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago