PICOSAT 9, 26930
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PICOSAT 9, 26930 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 30 Sep 2001 UTC via an ATHENA-1 launch vehicle from the Kodiak Island, Alaska (KODAK). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
UOSAT MS-70, Unknown motor
Mass
68 kg wet, 68 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 3.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 PICOSAT 9
1 26930U 01043B 26154.53428757 .00000061 00000-0 54364-4 0 9990
2 26930 67.0005 220.2595 0011277 267.7679 92.2131 14.31585971288771Epoch: 2026-06-03T12:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T12:49:22.446Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
135.92445°
Altitude
788.887 km
Speed
7.46 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 41m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:04:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
792.851 km
Perigee altitude
776.696 km
Semi-major axis
7,162.91 km
Eccentricity
0.00113
Inclination
67.0005°
RAAN
220.2595°
Arg. of periapsis
267.7679°
True anomaly
92.34222°
Mean anomaly
92.2131°
Eccentric anomaly
92.27766°
Mean motion
3.58021 °/min
Orbital period
100.55 mins
BSTAR
0.000054364
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2001 (2001-09-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PICOSAT 9 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-06-05 05:11:10.561Z | 178.407° S | 2026-06-05 05:15:10.561Z | 117.025° SE | 34.499° | 2026-06-05 05:20:10.561Z | 42.621° NE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-05 06:56:10.561Z | 267.859° W | 2026-06-05 06:59:10.561Z | 316.864° NNW | 24.627° | 2026-06-05 07:03:10.561Z | 6.67° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-05 14:00:10.561Z | 2.517° NNE | 2026-06-05 14:03:10.561Z | 52.558° ENE | 27.834° | 2026-06-05 14:07:10.561Z | 110.201° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-05 15:43:10.561Z | 304.972° NW | 2026-06-05 15:46:10.561Z | 256.985° W | 30.411° | 2026-06-05 15:51:10.561Z | 185.113° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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