Pegasus 2

USA

Launch data:

Designation 01381 / 65039A
Launch date 25 May 1965 - 7:35 UT
Launch site CC, LC-37B
Launch vehicle  Saturn 1 (#SA-8)
Mission Scientific: observation of meteorites
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 502 / 740 km
Inclination 31.73°
Period 96.99 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Customer  
Platform  
Mass at launch  10478 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  cylinder + 2 wings +2 booms
Dimension  18.59 long - 3.91 dia
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

End of life

Decay03 Nov 1979
Reentry location Atlantic Ocean
(Rocket stage/science sat)

Ref: #3(SD1965), #7(JR647), #15 - update: 3.08.04