PELICAN 3001, 58296
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PELICAN 3001, 58296 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 11 Nov 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Planet
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
PELICAN, XE AOCS
Mass
160 kg wet, 146 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
1.955 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 PELICAN 3001
1 58296U 23174AS 26030.23047059 .00129714 00000-0 19161-2 0 9992
2 58296 97.4042 123.3092 0009413 243.5091 116.5198 15.54840230124560Epoch: 2026-01-30T05:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T05:31:52.658Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-89.132°
Altitude
408.61 km
Speed
7.664 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 13m 14s
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
01:58:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
405.916 km
Perigee altitude
393.157 km
Semi-major axis
6,777.674 km
Eccentricity
0.00094
Inclination
97.4042°
RAAN
123.3092°
Arg. of periapsis
243.5091°
True anomaly
116.61626°
Mean anomaly
116.5198°
Eccentric anomaly
116.56804°
Mean motion
3.88975 °/min
Orbital period
92.55 mins
BSTAR
0.0019161
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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2023 (2023-11-11 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.PELICAN 3001 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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| 6 mins | 2026-01-31 06:21:48.569Z | 181.702° SSW | 2026-01-31 06:24:48.569Z | 262.249° W | 38.466° | 2026-01-31 06:27:48.569Z | 338.063° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-01-31 19:09:48.569Z | 358.357° N | 2026-01-31 19:11:48.569Z | 266.133° W | 40.304° | 2026-01-31 19:13:48.569Z | 207.595° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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