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HOTSAT-1, 56954

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HOTSAT-1, 56954 is a payload satellite owned by Satellite Vu (UK) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 12 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

56954, 2023-084Y

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Satellite Vu (UK)

Manufacturer

SSTL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

DARKCARB, H2O AOCS

Mass

130 kg wet, 130 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-06-12 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + Cone + 1 Pan, 1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 HOTSAT-1
1 56954U 23084Y   25114.82525946  .00011746  00000-0  47666-3 0  9991
2 56954  97.5700 239.7815 0009902  15.2381 344.9152 15.24724481103442

Epoch: 2025-04-24T19:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T19:48:22.417Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

89.59697°

Altitude

488.136 km

Speed

7.625 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 59m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

67.06524°

Longitude

71.74048°

Altitude

499.215 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 59m 04s

Apparent Declination

29° 28' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:11:57

Azimuth

29.453° NE

Elevation

-14.063°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.379 km

Perigee altitude

481.78 km

Semi-major axis

6,866.717 km

Eccentricity

0.0009902

Inclination

97.57°

RAAN

239.7815°

Arg. of periapsis

15.2381°

True anomaly

344.88563°

Mean anomaly

344.9152°

Eccentric anomaly

344.90042°

Mean motion

3.81434 °/min

BSTAR

0.00047666

Orbital period

94.38 mins

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)

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BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956

ION SCV-011, 56957

GHOST-3, 56958

PHOTON-04, 56959 (Decayed)

NUSAT-42 (M WONENBURGER), 56966

MUSAT1, 56967 (Decayed)

NUSAT-43 (R DIENG-KUNTZ), 56968

SPACEBEE-179, 56969 (Decayed)

HOTSAT-1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2025-04-25 08:31:43.670Z	180.501° SSW	2025-04-25 08:34:43.670Z	252.644° W	40.375°	2025-04-25 08:37:43.670Z	337.662° N
5 mins	2025-04-25 21:34:43.670Z	345.992° N	2025-04-25 21:36:43.670Z	285.889° WNW	33.51°	2025-04-25 21:39:43.670Z	217.842° SW

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