BLACKCAT is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by Penn State University, launched 2026.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 97.7985° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008899 |
| Period | 96.8 min |
| Apogee | 611 km |
| Perigee | 599 km |
| Mean motion | 14.87725022 rev/day |
| RAAN | 186.1040° |
| Arg of perigee | 81.8971° |
| Mean anomaly | 278.3255° |
| B* | 1.7020e-4 |
| Rev at epoch | 2,623 |
1 67369U 26004G 26187.99572619 .00001498 00000-0 17020-3 0 99902 67369 97.7985 186.1040 0008899 81.8971 278.3255 14.87725022 26239{
"OBJECT_NAME": "BLACKCAT",
"OBJECT_ID": "2026-004G",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T23:53:50.743+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.87725022,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0008899,
"INCLINATION": 97.7985,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 186.104,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 81.8971,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 278.3255,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 67369,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 2623,
"BSTAR": 0.0001702,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001498,
"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 | BLACKCAT |
| Operator | |
| Country | United States |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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