Falcon 9 Lofts 46 Payloads Including CAS500-2 | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX's third rideshare mission of 2026 delivered South Korea's CAS500-2 imager and 45 secondary payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on Falcon 9.
NORAD ID
62640
International Designator
2025-009AH
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:09:37 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.36°
Right Ascension
281.66°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
164.70°
Period
94.13 min
Mean Motion
15.30 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
Pelican 2
Alternative Name
Pelican 2
Type
Status
Owner
PLAN
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 62640U 25009AH 26200.75668397 .00004321 00000+0 15209-3 0 9994
2 62640 97.3581 281.6615 0002206 164.6973 195.4334 15.29854355 83904
Source: Celestrak
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Length
2.3
Diameter
0.6
Span
3
Dry Mass
146
Launch Mass
160
Shape
Box+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Pelican 3009
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
PLAN
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Pelican
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Xe AOCS
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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