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
Orbit
Country
TW / TWNRelated business
Manufacturer
RAPTEK
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 8U, Unknown motor
Mass
15 kg wet, ~15 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 BLACK KITE-2
1 68474U 26067BL 26217.41809322 .00001833 00000-0 18271-3 0 9994
2 68474 97.7575 174.9918 0003910 83.8734 276.2930 14.92787143 19078Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T10:02:03.254Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
70.50547°
Altitude
591.995 km
Speed
7.564 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 39m 58s
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
16:17:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
588.99 km
Perigee altitude
583.544 km
Semi-major axis
6,964.404 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
97.7575°
RAAN
174.9918°
Arg. of periapsis
83.8734°
True anomaly
276.24846°
Mean anomaly
276.293°
Eccentric anomaly
276.27073°
Mean motion
3.73437 °/min
Orbital period
96.4 mins
BSTAR
0.00018271
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2026 (2026-03-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.BLACK KITE-2 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-08-06 09:08:22.123Z | 49.544° ENE | 2026-08-06 09:11:22.123Z | 96.634° ESE | 17.371° | 2026-08-06 09:13:22.123Z | 129.733° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-08-06 10:44:22.123Z | 342.27° N | 2026-08-06 10:46:22.123Z | 301.86° NW | 28.321° | 2026-08-06 10:50:22.123Z | 225.317° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-08-06 21:33:22.123Z | 186.904° SSW | 2026-08-06 21:36:22.123Z | 272.463° WNW | 38.952° | 2026-08-06 21:39:22.123Z | 334.951° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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