PRAETORIAN SDA_615, 65578
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PRAETORIAN SDA_615, 65578 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: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 PRAETORIAN SDA_615
1 65578U 25203P 26171.48127051 .00000073 00000-0 54653-4 0 9995
2 65578 81.3023 7.5066 0009079 176.2694 183.8532 13.84436424 39162Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:33:01.772Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-74.44606°
Altitude
957.697 km
Speed
7.37 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 30m 01s
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
07:15:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
952.048 km
Perigee altitude
938.75 km
Semi-major axis
7,323.536 km
Eccentricity
0.00091
Inclination
81.3023°
RAAN
7.5066°
Arg. of periapsis
176.2694°
True anomaly
183.84622°
Mean anomaly
183.8532°
Eccentric anomaly
183.84971°
Mean motion
3.46308 °/min
Orbital period
103.95 mins
BSTAR
0.000054653
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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_615 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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| 11 mins | 2026-06-21 00:15:55.049Z | 5.454° NNE | 2026-06-21 00:20:55.049Z | 63.203° ENE | 33.571° | 2026-06-21 00:26:55.049Z | 144.753° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-21 02:02:55.049Z | 314.07° NW | 2026-06-21 02:05:55.049Z | 274.998° WNW | 24.022° | 2026-06-21 02:10:55.049Z | 218.114° SW |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 13:40:55.049Z | 178.697° S | 2026-06-21 13:45:55.049Z | 76.008° E | 43.768° | 2026-06-21 13:50:55.049Z | 13.775° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 15:28:55.049Z | 268.205° W | 2026-06-21 15:30:55.049Z | 289.618° WNW | 15.403° | 2026-06-21 15:34:55.049Z | 331.05° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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