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BLACK KITE-2, 68474

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BLACK KITE-2, 68474 is a Taiwanese 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

68474, 2026-067BL

Orbit

SSO

Country

TW / TWN

Related business

Taiwan Space Agency (TW)

Manufacturer

RAPTEK

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 8U, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, ~15 kg dry

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, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 BLACK KITE-2
1 68474U 26067BL  26127.11665591  .00002205  00000-0  22087-3 0  9993
2 68474  97.7531  86.0272 0003379  51.3835 308.7687 14.92399369  5600

Epoch: 2026-05-07T02:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T02:47:59.070Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

179.06366°

Altitude

592.025 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 44m 06s

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

02:58:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

589.828 km

Perigee altitude

585.121 km

Semi-major axis

6,965.611 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.7531°

RAAN

86.0272°

Arg. of periapsis

51.3835°

True anomaly

308.7385°

Mean anomaly

308.7687°

Eccentric anomaly

308.7536°

Mean motion

3.7334 °/min

Orbital period

96.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00022087

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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	2026-05-07 20:38:20.197Z	129.367° SE	2026-05-07 20:41:20.197Z	70.788° E	28.229°	2026-05-07 20:44:20.197Z	12.557° NNE
4 mins	2026-05-07 22:15:20.197Z	237.827° WSW	2026-05-07 22:17:20.197Z	274.455° WNW	17.631°	2026-05-07 22:19:20.197Z	306.164° NW
6 mins	2026-05-08 09:57:20.197Z	22.702° NE	2026-05-08 10:00:20.197Z	138.51° SSE	41.365°	2026-05-08 10:03:20.197Z	182.809° SSW

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BLACK KITE-2, 68474

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T02:47:59.070Z)

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