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
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
DARKCARB, H2O AOCS
Mass
130 kg wet, 130 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + Cone + 1 Pan, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago
TLE from 4 hours ago
0 HOTSAT-1
1 56954U 23084Y 26316.33755344 .00004932 00000-0 20720-3 0 9990
2 56954 97.6434 93.2062 0002129 122.2954 237.8489 15.23916768189653Epoch: 2026-11-12T08:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T08:06:04.617Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-79.78553°
Altitude
497.908 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 12m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:40:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
492.473 km
Perigee altitude
489.549 km
Semi-major axis
6,869.148 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
97.6434°
RAAN
93.2062°
Arg. of periapsis
122.2954°
True anomaly
237.82825°
Mean anomaly
237.8489°
Eccentric anomaly
237.83857°
Mean motion
3.81232 °/min
Orbital period
94.43 mins
BSTAR
0.0002072
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)
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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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-11-12 21:17:13.943Z | 52.48° ENE | 2026-11-12 21:19:13.943Z | 87.037° E | 17.462° | 2026-11-12 21:21:13.943Z | 126.652° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-12 22:51:13.943Z | 334.12° NNW | 2026-11-12 22:53:13.943Z | 287.254° WNW | 26.147° | 2026-11-12 22:55:13.943Z | 242.426° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-13 09:27:13.943Z | 177.714° S | 2026-11-13 09:29:13.943Z | 235.058° WSW | 69.521° | 2026-11-13 09:32:13.943Z | 341.562° N |
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