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BOTSAT-1, 63216

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BOTSAT-1, 63216 is a Batswana payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 2025 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
63216, 2025-052G
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
21 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Endurosat
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-15 (1 month ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 BOTSAT-1
1 63216U 25052G   25115.45227949  .00008769  00000-0  42611-3 0  9995
2 63216  97.4341  10.0721 0004146 130.1945 229.9653 15.18664060  6398
Epoch: 2025-04-25T10:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T10:51:16.947Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-6.45767°
Altitude
514.803 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 40m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-5.30302°
Longitude
-4.92623°
Altitude
515.688 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 33m 57s
Apparent Declination
-22° 24' 34"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:41:03
Azimuth
44.077° NE
Elevation
-67.444°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
509.7 km
Perigee altitude
503.991 km
Semi-major axis
6,884.983 km
Eccentricity
0.0004146
Inclination
97.4341°
RAAN
10.0721°
Arg. of periapsis
130.1945°
True anomaly
229.92894°
Mean anomaly
229.9653°
Eccentric anomaly
229.94712°
Mean motion
3.79917 °/min
BSTAR
0.00042611
Orbital period
94.76 mins
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BOTSAT-1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
6 mins2025-04-26 17:01:19.455Z170.719° S2025-04-26 17:04:19.455Z205.388° SW43.998°2025-04-26 17:07:19.455Z344.818° N
5 mins2025-04-27 06:07:19.455Z353.177° N2025-04-27 06:09:19.455Z300.708° NW36.83°2025-04-27 06:12:19.455Z214.097° SW
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