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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 (6 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, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.625 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 HOTSAT-2
1 68465U 26067BB  26259.35331923  .00003020  00000-0  15184-3 0  9990
2 68465  97.4631 216.3653 0004992 106.3384 253.8399 15.17999535 25769

Epoch: 2026-09-16T08:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T08:28:46.781Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

93.86426°

Altitude

515.932 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 25m 27s

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

07:18:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.296 km

Perigee altitude

505.42 km

Semi-major axis

6,886.995 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

97.4631°

RAAN

216.3653°

Arg. of periapsis

106.3384°

True anomaly

253.78497°

Mean anomaly

253.8399°

Eccentric anomaly

253.81243°

Mean motion

3.79751 °/min

Orbital period

94.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00015184

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

LEMUR-2 SEJONG-3, 68482

SERT3, 68499

N1-ATLAS, 68501

W-SERIES 6, 68469 (Decayed)

DB-PRECISIONFLIGHTWORKSP, 68466

LEMUR-2 DELOITTE-2, 68491

BRO-19, 68422

AISSAT 4, 68454

OBJECT BD, 68467

IRIDE-MS1-EAG2-16, 68452

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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	2026-09-17 20:59:24.952Z	150.532° SSE	2026-09-17 21:02:24.952Z	97.416° ESE	50.425°	2026-09-17 21:06:24.952Z	357.949° N
6 mins	2026-09-18 10:05:24.952Z	13.445° NNE	2026-09-18 10:08:24.952Z	175.059° S	76.76°	2026-09-18 10:11:24.952Z	191.436° SSW

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HOTSAT-2, 68465

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T08:28:46.781Z)

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