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Pelican 1, ..., x

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, ProtoMéthée, 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, Vindlér 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, ÑuSat 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 (Pelican 300c) 2025-276B 28.11.2025 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 X58, ..., X62, PIAST M, S1, S2, ÑuSat 47, 51, 52, Umbra-SAR 11, Mercury 1, HydroGNSS 1, 2, ION-SCV 021, 022, LacunaSat 4C, ..., 4F Lemur-2 233, 334, 235, Foresail 1p, LEO Express 3, FossaSat 2Ex1, x2, x3, FGN-TUG S01, FRG 10D1, CTC 1A, 1B, 1C, GENA-OT 1, GHGSat C14, C15, GYEONGGISat 1, MAUVE, PHI 1, SpeQtre, Black Kite 1, BRO 17, 20, 6GStarLab, AE5Ra, AE5Rb, AE5Rc, Lilium 2, PW-6U, R5-S7, TRYAD 1, 2, 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-2 227, 228, LUNA 1, T.MicroSat 1, (Transporter 15)
Pelican 6 (Pelican 300d) 2025-276AP 28.11.2025 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 X58, ..., X62, PIAST M, S1, S2, ÑuSat 47, 51, 52, Umbra-SAR 11, Mercury 1, HydroGNSS 1, 2, ION-SCV 021, 022, LacunaSat 4C, ..., 4F Lemur-2 233, 334, 235, Foresail 1p, LEO Express 3, FossaSat 2Ex1, x2, x3, FGN-TUG S01, FRG 10D1, CTC 1A, 1B, 1C, GENA-OT 1, GHGSat C14, C15, GYEONGGISat 1, MAUVE, PHI 1, SpeQtre, Black Kite 1, BRO 17, 20, 6GStarLab, AE5Ra, AE5Rb, AE5Rc, Lilium 2, PW-6U, R5-S7, TRYAD 1, 2, 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-2 227, 228, LUNA 1, T.MicroSat 1, (Transporter 15)
Pelican ... - 202x with ?

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