PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED) at a glance.

Uptime

9347

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

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 PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED)

International designator: 2000-004H

Object number (NORAD): 26080

Object ID (CCSDS): 26080

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.512 minutes

Inclination: 100.2079 deg

SMA: 7113.378 km

Apoapsis: 755.815 km

Periapsis: 714.671 km

RAAN: 211.5696 deg

Eccentricy: 0.002892

Argument of periapsis: 283.5099 deg

Mean anomaly: 76.2866 deg

Mean motion: 14.47067922 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001173 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00033722319 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 8:23 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED)

TLE line 1: 1 26080U 00004H 25240.84956884 .00001173 00000-0 33722-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 26080 100.2079 211.5696 0028920 283.5099 76.2866 14.47067922344620

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED).

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-06-06 20:38:04 0.0002777734 472.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-05-23 01:27:10 0.0002612725 488.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-03-14 02:29:23 0.0001641951 236.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-02-15 13:47:07 0.0002719411 198.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-02-10 04:26:57 0.0001151206 909.0 (m) DEBRIS

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.

PICOSAT 1&2 (TETHERED) 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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Minotaur I | JAWSAT & FalconSat 1
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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