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Pegasus 3

Pegasus 3 or III, also known as Pegasus C before launch, was an American satellite which was launched in 1965 to study micrometeoroid impacts in Low Earth orbit. It was the last of three Pegasus satellites to be launched, the previous two having been launched earlier the same year. It was manufactured by Fairchild Hiller, and operated by NASA.

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Apogee altitude
536 kilometers (333 mi)
COSPAR ID
1965-060A
Deactivated
29 August 1968 (1968-08-30)
Decay date
4 August 1969
Disposal
Decommissioned
Epoch
3 September 1965

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Pegasus 3

Nodes27
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Triples54
Avg. degree1.93
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related to Launch · 20
Pegasus 3 → Apollo, BP-9A, Cape Kennedy Air Force, Command, COSPAR, Following, July, Launch Complex, NORAD, Pegasus, SA-10, Satellite Catalog Number, Saturn, Service, Service Module, Station, The, The Apollo, Upon, UTC
related to Operations · 9
Pegasus 3 → August, Earth, Experiment, It, On, Once, Pegasus, September, The
related to Spacecraft · 4
Pegasus 3 → It, Pegasus, S-IV, The
Apogee altitude · 1
Pegasus 3 → 536 kilometers (333 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
Pegasus 3 → 1965-060A
Deactivated · 1
Pegasus 3 → 29 August 1968 (1968-08-30)
Decay date · 1
Pegasus 3 → 4 August 1969
Disposal · 1
Pegasus 3 → Decommissioned
Epoch · 1
Pegasus 3 → 3 September 1965
Inclination · 1
Pegasus 3 → 28.8 degrees

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Pegasus 3Apogee altitude536 kilometers (333 mi)1.00infobox
Pegasus 3COSPAR ID1965-060A1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Deactivated29 August 1968 (1968-08-30)1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Decay date4 August 19691.00infobox
Pegasus 3DisposalDecommissioned1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Epoch3 September 19651.00infobox
Pegasus 3Inclination28.8 degrees1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Launch date30 July 1965, 13:00:00 (1965-07-30UTC13Z) UTC1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Launch mass10,323 kilograms (22,758 lb)1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-37B1.00infobox
Pegasus 3ManufacturerFairchild Hiller1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Mission duration1 year (design) 3 years (achieved)1.00infobox
Pegasus 3OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Payload mass1,450 kilograms (3,200 lb)1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Perigee altitude516 kilometers (321 mi)1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Period95.15 minutes1.00infobox
Pegasus 3Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Pegasus 3RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
Pegasus 3RocketSaturn I SA-101.00infobox
Pegasus 3SATCAT no.014671.00infobox
Pegasus 3Spacecraft typePegasus1.00infobox

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