PELICAN-11, 69871
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PELICAN-11, 69871 is a payload satellite owned by Planet (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 07 Jul 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Planet
Mission
Operational spacecraft
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
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 PELICAN-11
1 69871U 26156C 26210.67952470 .00000843 00000-0 89237-4 0 9990
2 69871 97.7538 110.7715 0007443 80.9643 279.2417 14.91713851 3142Epoch: 2026-07-29T16:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-29T16:18:30.934Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-81.18831°
Altitude
594.804 km
Speed
7.563 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 23m 05s
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
10:38:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
594.796 km
Perigee altitude
584.424 km
Semi-major axis
6,967.747 km
Eccentricity
0.00074
Inclination
97.7538°
RAAN
110.7715°
Arg. of periapsis
80.9643°
True anomaly
279.1575°
Mean anomaly
279.2417°
Eccentric anomaly
279.1996°
Mean motion
3.73168 °/min
Orbital period
96.47 mins
BSTAR
0.000089237
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Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2026 (2026-07-07 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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| 7 mins | 2026-07-31 05:54:26.974Z | 27.545° NE | 2026-07-31 05:57:26.974Z | 83.736° E | 35.971° | 2026-07-31 06:01:26.974Z | 173.094° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-07-31 16:45:26.974Z | 118.486° SE | 2026-07-31 16:47:26.974Z | 76.701° E | 26.451° | 2026-07-31 16:50:26.974Z | 16.152° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-07-31 18:21:26.974Z | 232.495° WSW | 2026-07-31 18:23:26.974Z | 269.794° W | 19.121° | 2026-07-31 18:25:26.974Z | 304.406° NW |
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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