National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn ISpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pegasus 2
Launched
May 25, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Pegasus 2 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn I from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 25, 1965. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 67th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 437th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Saturn I flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Pegasus 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, from June 1, 1965, was 518 × 742 km inclined 31.7°. 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
- 9th Saturn I flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 67th launch6th this yearhumanity's 437th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Pegasus 2 · NORAD 1381 · 1965-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-039A
- Epoch
- 1965-06-01 00:49:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81935252 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0159828
- Inclination
- 31.7464°
- Ascending node
- 116.8749°
- Arg. of perigee
- 196.836°
- Mean anomaly
- 162.6829°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 100
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; none still in orbit
- Pegasus 2 · NORAD 1381 · re-entered November 3, 1979
- Apollo BP-26 · NORAD 1385 · re-entered July 8, 1989
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
5th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 2nd this year · 142nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pegasus 2 launch?
Pegasus 2 launched on May 25, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pegasus 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pegasus 2?
Saturn I, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn I spec sheet
Where did Pegasus 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Pegasus 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Pegasus 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, from June 1, 1965, was 518 × 742 km inclined 31.7°.
How many satellites did Pegasus 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Pegasus 2 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo