PCSAT, 26931
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PCSAT, 26931 is an American payload satellite 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
USNA
Mission
Partially operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
PCSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Ant, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.081 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 PCSAT
1 26931U 01043C 26154.60928777 .00000163 00000-0 91734-4 0 9991
2 26931 67.0512 279.3895 0006115 263.9670 96.0735 14.31950876288500Epoch: 2026-06-03T14:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T14:37:22.463Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
167.98044°
Altitude
787.819 km
Speed
7.46 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 37m 33s
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
08:04:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
787.929 km
Perigee altitude
779.171 km
Semi-major axis
7,161.687 km
Eccentricity
0.00061
Inclination
67.0512°
RAAN
279.3895°
Arg. of periapsis
263.967°
True anomaly
96.14317°
Mean anomaly
96.0735°
Eccentric anomaly
96.10834°
Mean motion
3.58113 °/min
Orbital period
100.53 mins
BSTAR
0.000091734
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2001 (2001-09-30 UTC)
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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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| 8 mins | 2026-06-05 08:38:51.427Z | 158.786° S | 2026-06-05 08:42:51.427Z | 106.453° ESE | 22.976° | 2026-06-05 08:46:51.427Z | 55.637° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-05 10:21:51.427Z | 238.053° WSW | 2026-06-05 10:25:51.427Z | 306.265° NW | 34.592° | 2026-06-05 10:30:51.427Z | 16.348° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-05 17:27:51.427Z | 17.293° NNE | 2026-06-05 17:29:51.427Z | 45.439° ENE | 19.156° | 2026-06-05 17:32:51.427Z | 85.184° E |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-05 19:09:51.427Z | 321.922° NNW | 2026-06-05 19:13:51.427Z | 232.823° WSW | 41.846° | 2026-06-05 19:18:51.427Z | 164.989° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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