Satellite · NORAD 69018 · COSPAR 2026-100AQ
PELICAN-8
- Operator Planet Labs PBC
- Constellation Planet Flock (Dove)
- Country United States
Altitude now
503.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.61km/s
Inclination
97.32°
Period
94.3 min
94.3 min
Perigee
482km
Apogee
487km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:44 UTC (10.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 46.537° S
- Longitude
- 15.067° E
- Altitude
- 503.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.610 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:44 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Planet Flock (Dove) via celestrak_groupPlanet Pelican / Tanager via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Planet Labs PBC
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 May 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-100
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- PEARL-1B68980PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-768981PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1068982PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1168983PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1268984PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1368985PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1468986PayloadActive
- IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1568987PayloadActive
- FOREST-17 (TELPERION)68988PayloadActive
- CAS500-2 RIDESHARE OBJECT K68989PayloadActive
- PEARL-1A68990PayloadActive
- YAM-1168991PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9RKBX5Y9ZQXP8N9EJE → con_01M28X1Z9RKBX5Y9ZQXP8N9EJC | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9RKBX5Y9ZQXP8N9EJE → con_01M28X1Z9RKBX5Y9ZQXP8N9EJC | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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% |
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
- 69018
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-100AQ
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZQR4RHPGPBMB3P4QA8
- Canonical slug
- pelican-8-69018
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.