Key statistics
Satellite BOTSAT-1 at a glance.
Uptime
174
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BOTSAT-1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BOTSAT-1
International designator: 2025-052G
Object number (NORAD): 63216
Object ID (CCSDS): 63216
Country: Botswana (BWA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.714 minutes
Inclination: 97.4168 deg
SMA: 6882.857 km
Apoapsis: 508.043 km
Periapsis: 501.401 km
RAAN: 139.6009 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00048252
Argument of periapsis: 69.9647 deg
Mean anomaly: 290.2107 deg
Mean motion: 15.20371119 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00012801 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00059038661 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 3:56 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BOTSAT-1
TLE line 1: 1 63216U 25052G 25247.16400979 .00012801 00000-0 59039-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 63216 97.4168 139.6009 0004825 69.9647 290.2107 15.20371119 26394
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BOTSAT-1.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for BOTSAT-1, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
BOTSAT-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 13 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 15, 2025, 6:43 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 13 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 15, 2025, 6:43 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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