PLANET LABS PUBLIC ORBITAL EPHEMERIDES

Planet Labs performs orbit determination on its own satellites from GPS and 2-way
UHF ranging and provides this data publicly in various formats.
Technical reference: https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03270


=== 18 SPCS matching ===
Provides best-guess matching between 18 SPCS CATID and Planet Labs HWID.
Not always consistant due to 18 SPCS cross-tagging.
https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/18SPCS_matches.txt

NEW! We are trying out a new matching table that is intended to reduce
ambiguity of satellite matches before they have been catalogued officially by
the 18th SPCS. Feedback is welcome.
https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/18SPCS_matches_v1.txt


=== Operational Status ===
Provides operational status of Planet Labs satellites.

Disclaimer: This information is provided exclusively for use by
owner-operators of satellites to coordinate space situational awareness
related activities. This information should not be used or relied on for any
other purpose. Furthermore, information provided is intended to be accurate
only as of the date of publication and Planet undertakes no obligation to
update this information to reflect current or future events or circumstances.
For accurate information with respect to space situational coordination,
please email orbital-neighbors at planet dot com if required.

https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/operational_status.txt

NEW! We have extended the new concepts in the 18SPCS_matches_v1.txt file to a
new format of the Operational Status table. As above, feedback is welcome.
https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/operational_status_v1.txt


=== TLEs ===
Latest:     https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/planet_mc.tle
Historical: https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/planet_mc_YYYYMMDD.tle


=== State Vectors ===
Latest:     https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/planet.states
Historical: https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/planet_YYYYMMDD.states

State vector file format:
  Col1: Satellite Hardware ID (HWID, a 4-digit hex number)
  Col2: Epoch in [s] since J2000 epoch Terrestrial Time
  Col3,4,5: Position in J2000 frame [m]
  Col6,7,8: Velocity in J2000 frame [m/s]
  Col9: Drag Ballistic coefficient in [kg/m2]
  Col10: SRP ballistic coefficient in [kg/m2] (not currently fit)


=== Ephemeris predictions ===
Per-satellite 5-day ephemeris prediction:
https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/HWID_oem.txt

SkySat 95-day ephemeris prediction:
https://ephemerides.planet-labs.com/HWID_long_term_oem.txt

where HWID is the satellite ID (see 18 SPCS matching for HWID-CATID conversions)


=== Conjunctions FAQ ===
If you are a satellite owner/operator and have a conjunction with one of our
satellites please refer to our Conjunctions FAQ.
Feel free to reach out if you have additional questions using the contact
information in the Contact section below.


=== License ===
Copyright 2022 Planet Labs PBC. This work is licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.


=== Contact ===
For technical or operational questions, or to request commercial (for-profit)
permission to redistribute these data or use in a publication, email
orbital-neighbors at planet dot com