Key statistics
Satellite PICOSAT 9 at a glance.
Uptime
8736
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for PICOSAT 9.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PICOSAT 9
International designator: 2001-043B
Object number (NORAD): 26930
Object ID (CCSDS): 26930
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.596 minutes
Inclination: 66.9994 deg
SMA: 7164.973 km
Apoapsis: 789.69 km
Periapsis: 783.985 km
RAAN: 217.3741 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00039813
Argument of periapsis: 230.8812 deg
Mean anomaly: 129.1935 deg
Mean motion: 14.31465675 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000178 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000098246893 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PICOSAT 9
TLE line 1: 1 26930U 01043B 25242.65585118 .00000178 00000-0 98247-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 26930 66.9994 217.3741 0003981 230.8812 129.1935 14.31465675249147
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PICOSAT 9.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object PICOSAT 9.
Associated space launch
Research (Atmospheric density) satellite built by Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for NASA, USA.
PICOSAT 9 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Athena I | Starshine-OSCAR-43’, on board a Athena I space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 30, 2001, 2:40 a.m. from Launch Pad 1.
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Athena I | Starshine-OSCAR-43
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 30, 2001, 2:40 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Athena I
Launch pad: Launch Pad 1
Location: Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
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