Pelican 1, ..., x (original) (raw)
Pelican [Planet]
Pelican is a commercial Earth observation satellite constellation by Planet Labs to succeed the SkySat constellation.
The satellites have a ground resolution of 30 cm and are designed for a high revisit rate.
When operational, Pelican will be Planet�s next-generation satellite constellation to replenish and upgrade the 19 SkySats in orbit.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth Observation |
| Operator: | Planet Labs |
| Contractors: | Planet Labs |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | Hall-effect thrusters |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 160 kg |
| Orbit: | 500 km SSO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican 1 (Pelican 3001) | 2023-174AS | 11.11.2023 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, Pico 1A-1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We�ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoM�th�e, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindl�r 1.1, ..., 1.4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2 |
| Pelican 2 (Pelican 3009) | 2025-009Y | 14.01.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with MBZ-SAT, W-Series 2, Garai A, SIGI 1, FGN-100 d1, Pelican 2, ICEYE X41, X42, X44, X45, Lyra 1, Firefly 1, 2, 3, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 1, �uSat 45, NORSAT 4, Jay C, D1, D2, SkyBee A01, ION-SCV 014, 016, Sedna 2, LOGSATS 2 PoSAT 2, Skylink 1, 2, HADES R, Hydra T, HYPE-AGH, POQUITO, PROMETHEUS 1, Impulse 2, Bluebon, FossaSat 2E20, Ray 1.0, Balkan 1, GESat GEN1, PAUSAT 1, Centauri 7, 8, SatGus, SATurnin 1, BRO 16, Edison 1, FOREST 3, AE1c, AE1d, Buzzer 1, Connecta-IoT 5, ..., 8, Elevation 1, OTTER, SCOT, TROLL, AlAinSat 1, ANSER L-S, Flock-4g 1, ..., 36, FUSION 1, InnoCubE, IRIS F2, F3, Lemur-2 197, ..., 202, LIME, PARUS T1, HCT-Sat 1, TechEdSat 22, Veery 0F, FossaSat 2E18, 2E19 |
| Pelican 3 (Pelican 300a) | 2025-188A | 26.08.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with NAOS, Capella 16, Pelican 3, 4, Firefly 4, 5, 6, LEAP 1 |
| Pelican 4 (Pelican 300b) | 2025-188B | 26.08.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with NAOS, Capella 16, Pelican 3, 4, Firefly 4, 5, 6, LEAP 1 |
| Pelican 5 | - | 2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with FORMOSAT 8A, W-Series 4, IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 1, ..., 8, Nahla, YAM 9, Azalea Cluster 1 RF-1, 2, 3, Pelican 5, 6, ICEYE X-TBD4, ..., X-TBD8, PIAST M, PIAST S1, S2, �uSat 47, 51, 52, Umbra-SAR 11, Mercury 1, HydroGNSS 1, 2, ION-SCV xxx, xxx, AIX 1+, Lemur-2 228, ..., 234, LEO Express 3, FossaSat 2Ex1, x2, x3, FGN-TUG S01, CTC 1A, 1C, GENA-OT 1, GYEONGGISat 1, MAUVE, PHI 1, SpeQtre, Black Kite 1, BRO 17, 20, 6GStarLab, AE5Ra, AE5Rb, AE5Rc, Lilium 2, PW-6U, R5-S7, 3UCubed A, Flock-4h 1, ..., 36, Lilium 3, OTTER, PHASMA-LAMARR, PHASMA-DIRAC, SPiN 2, TORO 2, WISDOM A, B, MICE 1, Veery 0G, HUNITY, SARI 1, 2, Accenture 1, ANISC, HCT-Sat 2, IHI-Sat 2, Lemur-2 224, ..., 227, LUNA 1, T.MicroSat 1, (Transporter 15) |
| Pelican 6 | - | 2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with FORMOSAT 8A, W-Series 4, IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 1, ..., 8, Nahla, YAM 9, Azalea Cluster 1 RF-1, 2, 3, Pelican 5, 6, ICEYE X-TBD4, ..., X-TBD8, PIAST M, PIAST S1, S2, �uSat 47, 51, 52, Umbra-SAR 11, Mercury 1, HydroGNSS 1, 2, ION-SCV xxx, xxx, AIX 1+, Lemur-2 228, ..., 234, LEO Express 3, FossaSat 2Ex1, x2, x3, FGN-TUG S01, CTC 1A, 1C, GENA-OT 1, GYEONGGISat 1, MAUVE, PHI 1, SpeQtre, Black Kite 1, BRO 17, 20, 6GStarLab, AE5Ra, AE5Rb, AE5Rc, Lilium 2, PW-6U, R5-S7, 3UCubed A, Flock-4h 1, ..., 36, Lilium 3, OTTER, PHASMA-LAMARR, PHASMA-DIRAC, SPiN 2, TORO 2, WISDOM A, B, MICE 1, Veery 0G, HUNITY, SARI 1, 2, Accenture 1, ANISC, HCT-Sat 2, IHI-Sat 2, Lemur-2 224, ..., 227, LUNA 1, T.MicroSat 1, (Transporter 15) |
| Pelican ... | - | 202x | with ? |
| Further Cosmogia / Planet Labs missions: Dove 1 Dove 2 Dove 3, 4 Flock-1, -1b, -1c, -1d, -1d', -1e, -1f, -2b, -2e, -2e', -2k, -2p, -3m, -3p, -3p', -3r, -3s, -4a, -4be, -4e, -4e', -4p, -4q, -4s, -4v, -4x, -4y Owl 1, ..., xPelican 1, ..., x Tanager 1, 2 | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |