PCSAT

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite PCSAT at a glance.

Uptime

8619

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

67.1

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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: 100.579 minutes

Inclination: 67.051 deg

SMA: 7164.134 km

Apoapsis: 790.105 km

Periapsis: 781.893 km

RAAN: 218.1556 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0005731

Argument of periapsis: 272.8349 deg

Mean anomaly: 87.2097 deg

Mean motion: 14.31717152 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000255 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00012656 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, 3:32 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PCSAT

TLE line 1: 1 26931U 01043C 25125.64763904 .00000255 00000-0 12656-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 26931 67.0510 218.1556 0005731 272.8349 87.2097 14.31717152232104

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite PCSAT.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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Launch to space Athena I | Starshine-OSCAR-43
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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