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BLACK KITE-1, 66741

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BLACK KITE-1, 66741 is a Taiwanese payload satellite 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

66741, 2025-276CD

Orbit

SSO

Country

TW / TWN

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2025-11-28 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 BLACK KITE-1
1 66741U 25276CD  26141.19337602  .00005263  00000-0  24655-3 0  9992
2 66741  97.4247 215.3283 0007295  89.3502 270.8569 15.20112655 23621

Epoch: 2026-05-21T04:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-21T04:38:27.688Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-93.12916°

Altitude

508.519 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 21m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

02:07:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

507.486 km

Perigee altitude

497.448 km

Semi-major axis

6,880.604 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

97.4247°

RAAN

215.3283°

Arg. of periapsis

89.3502°

True anomaly

270.77331°

Mean anomaly

270.8569°

Eccentric anomaly

270.81511°

Mean motion

3.8028 °/min

Orbital period

94.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00024655

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Other satellites on launch #276 in the year 2025 (2025-11-28 UTC)

FLOCK 4H 30, 66733

NUSAT-51 (YVONNE BRILL), 66740

LEMUR-2-CELIJO-SB-PK, 66781

LEMUR-2-STARLIGHT, 66783

OBJECT AB, 66691

MERCURY ONE (M1), 66742

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BLACK KITE-1 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.
7 mins	2026-05-21 17:50:02.319Z	10.568° NNE	2026-05-21 17:53:02.319Z	359.322° N	42.827°	2026-05-21 17:57:02.319Z	194.974° SSW
5 mins	2026-05-22 04:29:02.319Z	129.332° SE	2026-05-22 04:31:02.319Z	82.025° E	29.384°	2026-05-22 04:34:02.319Z	10.832° NNE

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BLACK KITE-1, 66741

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-21T04:38:27.688Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #276 in the year 2025 (2025-11-28 UTC)

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