Pegasus 1

USA

Launch data:

Designation 01085 / 65009A
Launch date 16 Feb 1965 - 14:37 UT
Launch site CC, LC-37B
Launch vehicle Saturn 1 (#SA-9)
Mission Scientific: observation of meteorites
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 495 / 733 km
Inclination 31.73°
Period 96.80 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Customer  
Platform  
Mass at launch  10432 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

Decay 17 Sep 1978
Reentry location 7°S 15°E Angola
(Rocket stage/science sat)

Ref: #1, #3(SD1965), #7(JR647), #15 - update: 3.08.04