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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
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Endurosat
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-15 (2 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 BOTSAT-1
1 63216U 25052G   25127.97053119  .00005891  00000-0  28602-3 0  9998
2 63216  97.4327  22.3798 0004863 103.0910 257.0867 15.18835099  8291
Epoch: 2025-05-07T23:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T23:17:33.894Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
166.94085°
Altitude
513.198 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 29m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-43.08234°
Longitude
-19.27552°
Altitude
527.787 km
Speed
7.597 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 25m 19s
Apparent Declination
-41° 29' 55"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:46:38
Azimuth
113.113° SE
Elevation
-85.662°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
509.676 km
Perigee altitude
502.981 km
Semi-major axis
6,884.466 km
Eccentricity
0.0004863
Inclination
97.4327°
RAAN
22.3798°
Arg. of periapsis
103.091°
True anomaly
257.03239°
Mean anomaly
257.0867°
Eccentric anomaly
257.05954°
Mean motion
3.7996 °/min
BSTAR
0.00028602
Orbital period
94.75 mins
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BOTSAT-1 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-09 05:53:54.505Z7.185° NNE2025-05-09 05:56:54.505Z258.367° W43.796°2025-05-09 05:59:54.505Z199.222° SSW
5 mins2025-05-09 16:32:54.505Z133.275° SE2025-05-09 16:34:54.505Z81.429° E32.491°2025-05-09 16:37:54.505Z7.535° NNE
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