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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 (11 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, 14.5 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   26032.22072060  .00009189  00000-0  37680-3 0  9998
2 63216  97.4057 287.5311 0000707 199.2641 160.8570 15.24474163 49226

Epoch: 2026-02-01T05:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T05:17:50.259Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

76.63821°

Altitude

495.92 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 10m 07s

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

01:52:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

489.81 km

Perigee altitude

488.839 km

Semi-major axis

6,867.462 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

97.4057°

RAAN

287.5311°

Arg. of periapsis

199.2641°

True anomaly

160.85966°

Mean anomaly

160.857°

Eccentric anomaly

160.85833°

Mean motion

3.81372 °/min

Orbital period

94.4 mins

BSTAR

0.0003768

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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	2026-02-02 05:29:35.015Z	25.844° NE	2026-02-02 05:32:35.015Z	109.752° ESE	37.531°	2026-02-02 05:35:35.015Z	175.187° S
4 mins	2026-02-02 17:40:35.015Z	230.047° WSW	2026-02-02 17:41:35.015Z	253.297° W	21.757°	2026-02-02 17:44:35.015Z	316.087° NNW

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BOTSAT-1, 63216

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T05:17:50.259Z)

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