OTTER SDM, 66680
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OTTER SDM, 66680 is a payload satellite owned by DLR (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 28 Nov 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
DLR
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m²
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 OTTER SDM
1 66680U 25276Q 26147.20800637 .00007575 00000-0 36554-3 0 9994
2 66680 97.4211 220.9444 0007494 77.8416 282.3658 15.18937325 27225Epoch: 2026-05-27T04:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-27T04:59:31.750Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-98.70829°
Altitude
511.038 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 43m 46s
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
08:10:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
511.178 km
Perigee altitude
500.86 km
Semi-major axis
6,884.156 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
97.4211°
RAAN
220.9444°
Arg. of periapsis
77.8416°
True anomaly
282.2819°
Mean anomaly
282.3658°
Eccentric anomaly
282.32385°
Mean motion
3.79986 °/min
Orbital period
94.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00036554
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Other satellites on launch #276 in the year 2025 (2025-11-28 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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| 7 mins | 2026-05-28 04:49:43.987Z | 160.156° S | 2026-05-28 04:52:43.987Z | 125.903° SE | 41.898° | 2026-05-28 04:56:43.987Z | 352.405° N |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-28 17:55:43.987Z | 3.789° NNE | 2026-05-28 17:57:43.987Z | 319.787° NNW | 42.468° | 2026-05-28 18:00:43.987Z | 202.239° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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