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SDA_1664, 65974

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SDA_1664, 65974 is a payload satellite owned by SDA (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Oct 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

65974, 2025-230A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Space Development Agency (US)

Manufacturer

LMSSD/TERRAN

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

LM-T1TL, Unknown motor

Mass

~400 kg wet, ~400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-10-15 (8 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.674 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 SDA_1664
1 65974U 25230A   26171.40874691  .00000049  00000-0  35784-4 0  9993
2 65974  81.2983 209.3488 0000885 102.1343 257.9910 13.79687972 34215

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:48:35.733Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

153.57612°

Altitude

967.988 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 57m 23s

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

07:15:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

962.856 km

Perigee altitude

961.556 km

Semi-major axis

7,340.343 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

81.2983°

RAAN

209.3488°

Arg. of periapsis

102.1343°

True anomaly

257.98108°

Mean anomaly

257.991°

Eccentric anomaly

257.98604°

Mean motion

3.45119 °/min

Orbital period

104.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000035784

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SDA_1664 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.
10 mins	2026-06-21 03:20:22.018Z	185.272° SSW	2026-06-21 03:24:22.018Z	151.851° SSE	44.827°	2026-06-21 03:30:22.018Z	10.194° NNE
4 mins	2026-06-21 05:09:22.018Z	281.826° WNW	2026-06-21 05:10:22.018Z	292.209° WNW	13.329°	2026-06-21 05:13:22.018Z	322.498° NNW
10 mins	2026-06-21 14:15:22.018Z	353.701° N	2026-06-21 14:19:22.018Z	21.896° NNE	44.137°	2026-06-21 14:25:22.018Z	168.938° S

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SDA_1664, 65974

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:48:35.733Z)

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