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PICOSAT 5 (26093)
COSPAR: 2000-004L | Alt Name: JAK
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Launch Details
Launch Date
January 27, 2000
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC8
Launch Vehicle
Minotaur I
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
26093
International Designator
2000-004L
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:06:00 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
100.19°
Right Ascension
335.69°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
168.31°
Period
98.27 min
Mean Motion
14.65 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
PICOSAT 5
Alternative Name
JAK
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
SCU
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 26093U 00004L 26184.33750209 .00003247 00000-0 61221-3 0 9995
2 26093 100.1944 335.6917 0023811 168.3119 191.8635 14.65304514394810
Source: Celestrak
Summary
PICOSAT 5, also known as JAK, is an experimental picosatellite built by SCU and launched on January 27, 2000, from the AFWTR SLC8 launch pad using a Minotaur I launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 0.025 meters in length with a diameter and span of 0.102 meters. The satellite weighs 0.2 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. Equipped with solar cells and batteries for power, PICOSAT 5 is shaped as a box with deployable antenna and has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.035 square meters. Its purpose was experimental in nature, and it reached a stable orbit on February 11, 2000.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.025
Diameter
0.102
Span
0.102
Dry Mass
0.2
Launch Mass
0.2
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
0.035
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Picosat 5
Purpose
Experimental
Mission
Experimental
Manufacturer
SCU
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Picosat
Configuration
Box with deployable antenna
Motor
None
Equipment
?
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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