BOTAN, 65943
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BOTAN, 65943 is a payload satellite owned by Chiba kogyu (JP) in LEO that was delivered to the ISS. 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
JP / JPNRelated business
Manufacturer
Chiba kogyu
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 BOTAN
1 65943U 98067XQ 25311.27568456 .00061564 00000-0 93570-3 0 9991
2 65943 51.6332 317.4755 0004522 22.2723 337.8463 15.53952943 4332Epoch: 2025-11-07T06:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T06:36:59.145Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
171.50703°
Altitude
403.099 km
Speed
7.672 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 09m 54s
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
12:36:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
408.776 km
Perigee altitude
402.64 km
Semi-major axis
6,783.845 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
51.6332°
RAAN
317.4755°
Arg. of periapsis
22.2723°
True anomaly
337.82675°
Mean anomaly
337.8463°
Eccentric anomaly
337.83653°
Mean motion
3.88445 °/min
Orbital period
92.68 mins
BSTAR
0.0009357
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 1998 (1998-11-20 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2025-11-08 02:50:51.107Z | 203.894° SW | 2025-11-08 02:53:51.107Z | 122.759° SE | 30.79° | 2025-11-08 02:55:51.107Z | 73.038° E |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 04:28:51.107Z | 295.684° NW | 2025-11-08 04:29:51.107Z | 324.129° NNW | 23.696° | 2025-11-08 04:32:51.107Z | 32.842° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 09:20:51.107Z | 334.711° NNW | 2025-11-08 09:21:51.107Z | 11.455° NNE | 35.177° | 2025-11-08 09:24:51.107Z | 106.052° ESE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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