HOTSAT-2, 68465
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HOTSAT-2, 68465 is a payload satellite owned by Satellite Vu (UK) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 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
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
DARKCARB, H2O AOCS
Mass
130 kg wet, 130 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + Cone + 1 Pan, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 HOTSAT-2
1 68465U 26067BB 26263.44022436 .00002153 00000-0 10913-3 0 9992
2 68465 97.4636 220.3964 0005138 96.4362 263.7457 15.18016158 26388Epoch: 2026-09-20T10:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T10:33:55.384Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
62.58126°
Altitude
515.31 km
Speed
7.606 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 41m 35s
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
18:55:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
512.346 km
Perigee altitude
505.269 km
Semi-major axis
6,886.945 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
97.4636°
RAAN
220.3964°
Arg. of periapsis
96.4362°
True anomaly
263.68718°
Mean anomaly
263.7457°
Eccentric anomaly
263.71644°
Mean motion
3.79755 °/min
Orbital period
94.8 mins
BSTAR
0.00010913
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 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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| 4 mins | 2026-09-21 09:18:07.409Z | 57.419° ENE | 2026-09-21 09:20:07.409Z | 97.847° ESE | 20.214° | 2026-09-21 09:22:07.409Z | 135.903° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-21 10:52:07.409Z | 329.484° NNW | 2026-09-21 10:54:07.409Z | 284.014° WNW | 24.03° | 2026-09-21 10:56:07.409Z | 243.79° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-09-21 21:30:07.409Z | 183.368° SSW | 2026-09-21 21:33:07.409Z | 297.377° NW | 53.507° | 2026-09-21 21:36:07.409Z | 339.869° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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