Key statistics
Satellite PCSAT at a glance.
Uptime
8742
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 PCSAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PCSAT
International designator: 2001-043C
Object number (NORAD): 26931
Object ID (CCSDS): 26931
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.575 minutes
Inclination: 67.049 deg
SMA: 7163.95 km
Apoapsis: 790.822 km
Periapsis: 780.809 km
RAAN: 263.8843 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00069888
Argument of periapsis: 275.6856 deg
Mean anomaly: 84.3449 deg
Mean motion: 14.31772152 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000295 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014149853 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:43 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PCSAT
TLE line 1: 1 26931U 01043C 25247.19653745 .00000295 00000-0 14150-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 26931 67.0490 263.8843 0006989 275.6856 84.3449 14.31772152249509
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PCSAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Research (Atmospheric density) satellite built by Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for NASA, USA.
PCSAT 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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