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SDA_1665, 65975

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SDA_1665, 65975 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

65975, 2025-230B

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 SDA_1665
1 65975U 25230B   26171.33937425  .00000156  00000-0  13458-3 0  9993
2 65975  81.3000 209.0262 0001376  98.0872 262.0440 13.82045962 34238

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:08:41.935Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

178.29606°

Altitude

959.641 km

Speed

7.372 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 56m 06s

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

07:15:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

954.857 km

Perigee altitude

952.839 km

Semi-major axis

7,331.985 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

81.3°

RAAN

209.0262°

Arg. of periapsis

98.0872°

True anomaly

262.02838°

Mean anomaly

262.044°

Eccentric anomaly

262.03619°

Mean motion

3.45709 °/min

Orbital period

104.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00013458

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SDA_1665 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 03:22:22.452Z	188.788° SSW	2026-06-21 03:27:22.452Z	347.402° N	44.825°	2026-06-21 03:32:22.452Z	8.483° NNE
11 mins	2026-06-21 14:16:22.452Z	351.877° N	2026-06-21 14:21:22.452Z	115.943° SE	44.941°	2026-06-21 14:27:22.452Z	171.26° S

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SDA_1665, 65975

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:08:41.935Z)

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Other satellites on launch #230 in the year 2025 (2025-10-15 UTC)

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