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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

68465, 2026-067BB

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Satellite Vu (GB)

Manufacturer

SSTL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

DARKCARB, H2O AOCS

Mass

130 kg wet, 130 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-30 (4 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + Cone + 1 Pan, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.625 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 HOTSAT-2
1 68465U 26067BB  26217.42656966  .00002427  00000-0  12334-3 0  9993
2 68465  97.4561 175.0386 0001477 252.2679 107.8394 15.17810178 19400

Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:14:15.618Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

67.49239°

Altitude

515.858 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 40m 09s

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

20:26:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.448 km

Perigee altitude

508.414 km

Semi-major axis

6,887.568 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.4561°

RAAN

175.0386°

Arg. of periapsis

252.2679°

True anomaly

107.85551°

Mean anomaly

107.8394°

Eccentric anomaly

107.84746°

Mean motion

3.79703 °/min

Orbital period

94.81 mins

BSTAR

0.00012334

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

HAWK-14C, 68441

BLACK KITE-2, 68474

LEMUR-2 EMARCHIA, 68492

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-9, 68449

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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.
5 mins	2026-08-06 10:32:28.453Z	348.259° N	2026-08-06 10:34:28.453Z	299.663° NW	32.849°	2026-08-06 10:37:28.453Z	220.945° SW
5 mins	2026-08-06 21:11:28.453Z	157.613° S	2026-08-06 21:13:28.453Z	76.967° E	43.978°	2026-08-06 21:16:28.453Z	352.668° N

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HOTSAT-2, 68465

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:14:15.618Z)

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