Satellite · NORAD 26931 · COSPAR 2001-043C
PCSAT (NO-44)
- Operator United States
- Constellation —
- Country United States
Altitude now
799.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.46km/s
Inclination
67.05°
Period
100.6 min
100.6 min
Perigee
781km
Apogee
789km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:22 UTC (8.8 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 65.696° N
- Longitude
- 166.935° E
- Altitude
- 799.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.458 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:22 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 30 Sept 2001
- COSPAR launch id
- 2001-043
- Launch site
- Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, Alaska
Objects from the same launch · 4
- STARSHINE 3 & SO-4326929PayloadDecayed
- PICOSAT 926930PayloadUnknown
- SAPPHIRE (NO-45)26932PayloadUnknown
- ATHENA 1 R/B(OAM)26933Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 26931
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2001-043C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM245
- Canonical slug
- pcsat-no-44-26931
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.