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HOTSAT-2, 68465

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HOTSAT-2, 68465 is a UK payload satellite 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

68465, 2026-067BB

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 HOTSAT-2
1 68465U 26067BB  26127.15891355  .00003178  00000-0  16251-3 0  9992
2 68465  97.4505  86.1838 0002562 184.5552 175.5659 15.17374047  5710

Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:48:50.130Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

163.96587°

Altitude

518.627 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 44m 44s

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

00:08:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.517 km

Perigee altitude

508.987 km

Semi-major axis

6,888.889 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.4505°

RAAN

86.1838°

Arg. of periapsis

184.5552°

True anomaly

175.56817°

Mean anomaly

175.5659°

Eccentric anomaly

175.56703°

Mean motion

3.79594 °/min

Orbital period

94.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00016251

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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)

LEMUR-2 DELOITTE-2, 68491

OBJECT P, 68429

OBJECT BC, 68466

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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	2026-05-07 21:20:32.120Z	170.69° S	2026-05-07 21:23:32.120Z	191.51° SSW	42.559°	2026-05-07 21:27:32.120Z	345.649° N
5 mins	2026-05-08 10:27:32.120Z	351.412° N	2026-05-08 10:29:32.120Z	293.779° NW	36.754°	2026-05-08 10:32:32.120Z	214.285° SW

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HOTSAT-2, 68465

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: 2026-05-07T03:48:50.130Z)

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