Satellites/PELICAN-8
PELICAN-8
Satellite · SwedenActive
NORAD Number
69018
COSPAR ID
2026-100AQ
Launched
2026-05-03
site code AFWTR
Orbit
LEO
Constellation
Who
Owner / operatorSwedish Armed Forces
ManufacturerPlanet Labs, Inc. (Planet)
CountrySweden
Catalogue owner codeUS
Orbit
OrbitingEarth
Orbit classLEO
Perigee460 km
Apogee478 km
Inclination97.3°
Period94 min
Radar cross-section—
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 04:00:01
Mean motion15.32378051 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0013929
Inclination97.3019°
Right ascension of node208.4701°
Argument of perigee84.5053°
Mean anomaly248.2495°
B* drag term4.2414e-3
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch543
Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.
Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).