PCSAT

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite PCSAT at a glance.

Uptime

8681

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: 100.577 minutes

Inclination: 67.0512 deg

SMA: 7164.04 km

Apoapsis: 790.342 km

Periapsis: 781.469 km

RAAN: 59.398 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0006193

Argument of periapsis: 276.8432 deg

Mean anomaly: 83.1965 deg

Mean motion: 14.31745163 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000083 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000062044 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:13 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PCSAT

TLE line 1: 1 26931U 01043C 25187.05133223 .00000083 00000-0 62044-4 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 26931 67.0512 59.3980 0006193 276.8432 83.1965 14.31745163240899

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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