BOTSAT-1 is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by Botswana International University of Science and Technology, launched 2025.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 97.3860° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004239 |
| Period | 94.3 min |
| Apogee | 486 km |
| Perigee | 480 km |
| Mean motion | 15.27503931 rev/day |
| RAAN | 81.3406° |
| Arg of perigee | 74.1358° |
| Mean anomaly | 286.0349° |
| B* | 2.4533e-4 |
| Rev at epoch | 7,293 |
1 63216U 25052G 26187.68350360 .00006529 00000-0 24533-3 0 99992 63216 97.3860 81.3406 0004239 74.1358 286.0349 15.27503931 72930{
"OBJECT_NAME": "BOTSAT-1",
"OBJECT_ID": "2025-052G",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:24:14.711+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 15.27503931,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0004239,
"INCLINATION": 97.386,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 81.3406,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 74.1358,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 286.0349,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 63216,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 7293,
"BSTAR": 0.00024533,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00006529,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | BOTSAT-1 |
| Operator | Botswana International University of Science and TechnologyHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog |
| Country | BW |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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