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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

Country

BW / BWA

Related business

Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BW)

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 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Pan, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 BOTSAT-1
1 63216U 25052G   26254.15510852  .00006266  00000-0  22916-3 0  9991
2 63216  97.3761 147.1756 0002969 138.8855 221.2609 15.28416989 83082

Epoch: 2026-09-11T03:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T03:43:21.376Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

101.15401°

Altitude

485.178 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 48m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:38:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.533 km

Perigee altitude

475.462 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.634 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

97.3761°

RAAN

147.1756°

Arg. of periapsis

138.8855°

True anomaly

221.23847°

Mean anomaly

221.2609°

Eccentric anomaly

221.24968°

Mean motion

3.82359 °/min

Orbital period

94.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00022916

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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	2026-09-12 05:25:51.854Z	32.26° NE	2026-09-12 05:28:51.854Z	112.905° SE	38.406°	2026-09-12 05:31:51.854Z	169.126° S
4 mins	2026-09-12 17:34:51.854Z	222.981° SW	2026-09-12 17:35:51.854Z	251.308° W	30.505°	2026-09-12 17:38:51.854Z	322.394° NNW

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BOTSAT-1, 63216

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T03:43:21.376Z)

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