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PELICAN-8 300F, 69018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PELICAN-8 300F, 69018 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sun, 03 May 2026 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

69018, 2026-100AQ

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Planet

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

PELICAN, XE AOCS

Mass

160 kg wet, 146 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-05-03 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

1.955 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 PELICAN-8 300F
1 69018U 26100AQ  26317.83335647 -.00005850  00000-0 -17903-3 0  9994
2 69018  97.3013 213.0810 0015474  73.0390  76.6614 15.33308416  2654

Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

29.91145°

Longitude

44.3295°

Altitude

467.414 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 29m 08s

True Declination

29° 45' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:09:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

473.479 km

Perigee altitude

452.307 km

Semi-major axis

6,841.03 km

Eccentricity

0.00155

Inclination

97.3013°

RAAN

213.081°

Arg. of periapsis

73.039°

True anomaly

76.83401°

Mean anomaly

76.6614°

Eccentric anomaly

76.7477°

Mean motion

3.83584 °/min

Orbital period

93.85 mins

BSTAR

-0.00017903

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PELICAN-8 300F 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.
4 mins	2026-11-14 05:19:19.970Z	48.649° ENE	2026-11-14 05:21:19.970Z	88.486° E	21.377°	2026-11-14 05:23:19.970Z	134.491° SE
5 mins	2026-11-14 17:25:19.970Z	185.854° SSW	2026-11-14 17:27:19.970Z	289.605° WNW	58.933°	2026-11-14 17:30:19.970Z	341.188° N

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PELICAN-8 300F, 69018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:00:01.999Z)

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PELICAN-8 300F Visibility forecast

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