PRAETORIAN SDA_605, 65568
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PRAETORIAN SDA_605, 65568 is a payload satellite owned by SDA (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 10 Sep 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
York Space Sys
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
S-CLASS, Unknown motor
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.244 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 PRAETORIAN SDA_605
1 65568U 25203D 26171.29021462 .00000043 00000-0 27955-4 0 9994
2 65568 81.3018 7.8898 0008250 174.5092 185.6157 13.83434437 39124Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:57:54.543Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
-5.09441°
Altitude
960.614 km
Speed
7.368 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 31m 33s
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
07:13:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
954.982 km
Perigee altitude
942.893 km
Semi-major axis
7,327.075 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
81.3018°
RAAN
7.8898°
Arg. of periapsis
174.5092°
True anomaly
185.60646°
Mean anomaly
185.6157°
Eccentric anomaly
185.61108°
Mean motion
3.46057 °/min
Orbital period
104.03 mins
BSTAR
0.000027955
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Other satellites on launch #203 in the year 2025 (2025-09-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PRAETORIAN SDA_605 Visibility forecast
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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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| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 00:54:48.190Z | 352.419° N | 2026-06-21 00:59:48.190Z | 116.102° SE | 44.857° | 2026-06-21 01:04:48.190Z | 170.075° S |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 12:36:48.190Z | 121.841° SE | 2026-06-21 12:39:48.190Z | 87.354° E | 19.421° | 2026-06-21 12:43:48.190Z | 43.457° NE |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 14:19:48.190Z | 209.083° SW | 2026-06-21 14:24:48.190Z | 294.403° NW | 39.136° | 2026-06-21 14:29:48.190Z | 358.475° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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