Key statistics
Satellite FALCONSAT at a glance.
Uptime
9232
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FALCONSAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FALCONSAT
International designator: 2000-004D
Object number (NORAD): 26064
Object ID (CCSDS): 26064
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.202 minutes
Inclination: 100.2246 deg
SMA: 7146.234 km
Apoapsis: 795.106 km
Periapsis: 741.092 km
RAAN: 335.4707 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037792
Argument of periapsis: 127.286 deg
Mean anomaly: 233.1776 deg
Mean motion: 14.37099725 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00007978 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 8:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FALCONSAT
TLE line 1: 1 26064U 00004D 25125.83684285 .00000180 00000-0 79780-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 26064 100.2246 335.4707 0037792 127.2860 233.1776 14.37099725324250
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FALCONSAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object FALCONSAT.
Associated space launch
The JAWSAT (Joint Air Force Academy / Weber State University Satellite) project was developed by students working alongside aerospace professionals. Initially designed with a pulsed-plasma thruster to train Air Force Academy cadets (see JAWSAT), the mission has since evolved to include the efforts of several universities, local aerospace companies, the Air Force Academy, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and NASA. Utilizing breakthrough technologies, JAWSAT deployed four satellites when it reached orbit. The onboard imaging system recorded the deployment of each payload with its six digital cameras. The first free-flying Academy satellite, FalconSat-1 carried the CHAWS (Charging Hazards and Wake Studies) experiment developed by the Physics Department at the Academy.
FALCONSAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Minotaur I | JAWSAT & FalconSat 1’, on board a Minotaur I space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 27, 2000, 3:03 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 8.
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Minotaur I | JAWSAT & FalconSat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 27, 2000, 3:03 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Minotaur I
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 8
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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