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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

Taiwan Space Agency (TW)

Manufacturer

RAPTEK

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 8U, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, ~15 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-11-28 (7 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 BLACK KITE-1
1 66741U 25276CD  26192.72088731  .00004311  00000-0  19783-3 0  9992
2 66741  97.4240 266.0842 0004082 256.7355 103.3425 15.20945677 31454

Epoch: 2026-07-11T17:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T17:18:04.663Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

76.93473°

Altitude

506.727 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 44m 20s

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

15:53:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.76 km

Perigee altitude

497.145 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.089 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

97.424°

RAAN

266.0842°

Arg. of periapsis

256.7355°

True anomaly

103.38801°

Mean anomaly

103.3425°

Eccentric anomaly

103.36525°

Mean motion

3.80488 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00019783

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

VEERY-0G, 66675

LEMUR-2-DEANANDMAEVE, 66680

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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.
6 mins	2026-07-12 04:29:08.050Z	137.888° SSE	2026-07-12 04:32:08.050Z	75.718° E	30.383°	2026-07-12 04:35:08.050Z	8.853° NNE
5 mins	2026-07-12 17:34:08.050Z	31.173° NE	2026-07-12 17:36:08.050Z	106.45° ESE	39.283°	2026-07-12 17:39:08.050Z	177.015° S

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BLACK KITE-1, 66741

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T17:18:04.663Z)

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