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BOTSAT-1, 63216

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BOTSAT-1, 63216 is a Batswana payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 2025 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

63216, 2025-052G

Orbit

SSO

Country

BW / BWA

Related business

Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BW)

Manufacturer

Endurosat

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-15 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Pan, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 BOTSAT-1
1 63216U 25052G   26257.69039993  .00007305  00000-0  26631-3 0  9998
2 63216  97.3748 150.6774 0003263 131.3814 228.7707 15.28465901 83626

Epoch: 2026-09-14T16:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T16:34:10.553Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-91.53364°

Altitude

484.976 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 02m 42s

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

03:03:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.588 km

Perigee altitude

475.114 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.488 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

97.3748°

RAAN

150.6774°

Arg. of periapsis

131.3814°

True anomaly

228.74259°

Mean anomaly

228.7707°

Eccentric anomaly

228.75664°

Mean motion

3.82372 °/min

Orbital period

94.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00026631

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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	2026-09-17 16:58:21.605Z	164.138° S	2026-09-17 17:01:21.605Z	25.606° NE	78.74°	2026-09-17 17:04:21.605Z	350.017° N
5 mins	2026-09-18 05:59:21.605Z	1.979° NNE	2026-09-18 06:01:21.605Z	273.404° WNW	69.11°	2026-09-18 06:04:21.605Z	201.303° SSW

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BOTSAT-1, 63216

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T16:34:10.553Z)

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