Key statistics
Satellite BASIL at a glance.
Uptime
58
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BASIL.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BASIL
International designator: 2025-185E
Object number (NORAD): 65301
Object ID (CCSDS): 65301
Country: REPUBLIC OF RWANDA (RWA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.801 minutes
Inclination: 97.97 deg
SMA: 7031.626 km
Apoapsis: 665.673 km
Periapsis: 641.309 km
RAAN: 14.2954 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00173245
Argument of periapsis: 141.0495 deg
Mean anomaly: 219.1964 deg
Mean motion: 14.72377363 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002026 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032712704 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 4:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BASIL
TLE line 1: 1 65301U 25185E 25292.69867051 .00002026 00000-0 32713-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 65301 97.9700 14.2954 0017325 141.0495 219.1964 14.72377363 8357
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BASIL.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
'Live, Laugh, Launch' is the second of two dedicated missions on Electron for a confidential customer in 2025. This mission deployed 5 satellites to a 655 km circular Earth orbit identified as “Calistus A to E”, identified as most likely for Low Earth Orbit communication satellite constellation operator E-Space.
BASIL was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 23, 2025, 10:42 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Electron | Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 23, 2025, 10:42 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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