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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, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 BOTSAT-1
1 63216U 25052G   26212.70521705  .00008930  00000-0  33102-3 0  9994
2 63216  97.3827 106.1219 0002216  24.9677 335.1670 15.27852555 76757

Epoch: 2026-07-31T16:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-31T16:55:30.753Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-97.0838°

Altitude

483.955 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 04m 29s

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

20:45:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

480.707 km

Perigee altitude

477.668 km

Semi-major axis

6,857.324 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

97.3827°

RAAN

106.1219°

Arg. of periapsis

24.9677°

True anomaly

335.15633°

Mean anomaly

335.167°

Eccentric anomaly

335.16167°

Mean motion

3.82218 °/min

Orbital period

94.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00033102

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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	2026-08-01 16:37:49.739Z	145.065° SSE	2026-08-01 16:40:49.739Z	80.938° E	34.334°	2026-08-01 16:43:49.739Z	4.64° NNE
5 mins	2026-08-02 05:38:49.739Z	22.742° NE	2026-08-02 05:40:49.739Z	59.993° ENE	39.264°	2026-08-02 05:43:49.739Z	178.833° S

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BOTSAT-1, 63216

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-31T16:55:30.753Z)

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