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REX II

Success Orbital Sciences Corporation, Pegasus XL

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,960 km downrange500 km up

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Rocket and boosterPegasus XL
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Pegasus XL

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What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
REX 2 1996-014A Payload 790 × 825 km · 90.0° Globe
PEGASUS R/B 1996-014B Rocket body 789 × 823 km · 90.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 1996-014. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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