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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

Non-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, 0.5 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   25218.94164270  .00004138  00000-0  18502-3 0  9992
2 56954  97.5835 344.8744 0007961  55.2588 304.9396 15.21859152119293

Epoch: 2025-08-06T22:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-06T22:35:57.929Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

50.16986°

Altitude

500.187 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 59m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.38069°

Longitude

51.88908°

Altitude

502.869 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 10m 57s

Apparent Declination

-51° 06' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:30:18

Azimuth

135.25° SSE

Elevation

-27.315°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.678 km

Perigee altitude

491.731 km

Semi-major axis

6,875.341 km

Eccentricity

0.0008

Inclination

97.5835°

RAAN

344.8744°

Arg. of periapsis

55.2588°

True anomaly

304.86477°

Mean anomaly

304.9396°

Eccentric anomaly

304.90219°

Mean motion

3.80717 °/min

Orbital period

94.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00018502

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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	2025-08-07 08:11:38.187Z	149.888° SSE	2025-08-07 08:14:38.187Z	87.311° E	37.952°	2025-08-07 08:17:38.187Z	1.159° NNE
6 mins	2025-08-07 21:15:38.187Z	16.472° NNE	2025-08-07 21:18:38.187Z	164.738° S	42.374°	2025-08-07 21:21:38.187Z	188.857° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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