National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn ISpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pegasus 1
Launched
February 16, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Pegasus 1 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn I from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 16, 1965. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 62nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 404th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Saturn I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Pegasus 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 734 km orbit inclined 31.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Saturn I flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 62nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 404th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Pegasus 1 · NORAD 1085 · 1965-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-009A
- Epoch
- 1965-02-16 19:02:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83487744 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0154534
- Inclination
- 31.7526°
- Ascending node
- 166.0874°
- Arg. of perigee
- 142.8542°
- Mean anomaly
- 218.2207°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; none still in orbit
- Pegasus 1 · NORAD 1085 · re-entered September 17, 1978
- Apollo BP-16 · NORAD 1088 · re-entered July 10, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The mission of the Pegasus spacecraft was to measure meteoroid abundances in the region near the earth.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
4th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 131st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
150 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pegasus 1 launch?
Pegasus 1 launched on February 16, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pegasus 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pegasus 1?
Saturn I, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn I spec sheet
Where did Pegasus 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Pegasus 1 reach?
Pegasus 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 734 km orbit inclined 31.8°.
How many satellites did Pegasus 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Pegasus 1 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo